Topic
Property Damage
413 published works
Municipal Minute
Court Upholds Charge Against Owner For Removing Buckthorn on Neighbor’s Property
A Village cited an individual for criminal damage to property, alleging the defendant violated the Village Code by knowingly hiring a landscaping company to enter onto her neighbor's property to remove buckthorn (an…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
SCOTUS Hears Oral Argument on Whether NLRA Preempts State Court Lawsuits Against Unions for Property Damage Caused During Labor Disputes
By Bianca Rodriguez, Keahn Morris, John Bolesta, James Hays
The new year begins with one of the most anticipated labor cases on the high court’s docket in decades. On January 10, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Supreme Court Asks Whether Tort Claims to Recover Property Damaged During Strike Are Preempted by NLRA
By Publisher, Daniel A. Adlong, Zachary V. Zagger
On January 10, 2023, justices for the Supreme Court of the United States questioned attorneys for a ready-mix concrete company and the union representing its truck drivers over whether claims…
Insurance Coverage Law in Massachusetts
A video primer on insurance claims for damage to buildings
By Nina Kallen
Welcome to my first video on insurance issues. In this one I discuss basic issues in real property insurance claims.
Zalma on Insurance
Help: My Building is Falling Down
By Barry Zalma
Building Must Actually Fall Down for Collapse to be Covered See the full video at https://rumble.com/v20st5s-help-my-building-is-falling-down.html and at https://youtu.be/1EN3cXOZVZY Windcrest Owners Association filed a lawsuit against Allstate Insurance after the…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
“Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe”—Bad Faith Trial Victory Upheld
By Chip Merlin
Jon Bukowski was trying to explain to me how he, Larry Bache, and Mike Duffy won a bad faith jury trial verdict against GuideOne Mutual Insurance Company.1 He told me…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Can You Get Around FEMA’s 50% Rule?
By Chip Merlin
Laws are made to be followed and enforced. As an attorney, it is unethical to advise people to break the law. I am getting numerous calls and questions which ask…
Insurance Law Hawaii
No Coverage for Subcontractor’s Faulty Workmanship
Finding faulty workmanship that did not cause property damage beyond the subcontractor's work, the court found there was no coverage under the CGL policy. Middlesex Ins. Co. v.…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
A Warning to Hurricane Ian Policyholders About Loss Mitigation Versus Loss Prevention—A Sue and Labor Clause Analysis
By Chip Merlin
Can an insured recover costs to prevent a loss under a property insurance policy? If a loss occurs, can an insured recover the costs to reduce or mitigate damage from…
Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog
Vermont Supreme Court Finds COVID-19 May Damage Property
By Michael S. Levine, Lorelie S. Masters
As reported on this blog, policyholders have long been of the view that the presence of substances like COVID-19 and its causative virus SARS-CoV-2, which render property dangerous or unfit…