by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
For many years, contractors and construction lawyers in California understood that a bright line existed regarding potential liability for construction defects – no liability 10 years after substantial completion of the project. The recent decision by the California...
by Kent Holland | Jul 22, 2011 | Newsletter Article
By: J. Kent Holland, Jr. The pollution exclusion of a commercial general liability (CGL) policy was enforced to exclude coverage for injuries allegedly caused from carbon monoxide that was emitted from a propane-powered grinder that was being used to grind terrazzo...
by Kent Holland | Mar 30, 2017 | Newsletter Article
By Kent Holland A subcontractor’s employee suffered a horrible injury when removing an abandoned railroad bridge. After recovering almost $1.5 million in workers compensation, he sued the railroad company that had hired the prime contractor that hired the...
by Kent Holland | Feb 8, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Where an electrical contractor was delayed in completing its work, the project owner, school district, asserted that the contractor’s claim for delay damages was barred by a “no damages for delay” clause in the contract. The trail court concluded that the...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Where contractor was expected to make the construction manager (“CM”) an additional insured under its general liability policy, but failed to do so, the contractor’s insurance companies had no duty to provide coverage to the CM. The contractor’s insurance policies...
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