by Kent Holland | Feb 8, 2011 | duty to defend, Newsletter Article
An engineer’s general liability insurance carrier (“Utica Insurance”) refused to defend a suit against the engineer arising out of the death of a laborer (“Lindsley”) in a trench collapse. It contented that the claim was excluded from coverage....
by Kent Holland | Feb 7, 2011 | Newsletter Article
A roofing contractor that contracted with a homeowner’s association to recommend and specify re-roofing materials, was sued by the association for negligent advice because the recommended material allegedly did not adequately insulate the building. The contractor...
by Kent Holland | Feb 7, 2011 | Newsletter Article
An additional insured endorsement to an insurance policy entitled the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to a defense by the Contractor’s insurance company. St. Paul Insurance Company did not deny that it owed some coverage to TxDOT, but it refused to...
by Kent Holland | Dec 31, 2010 | Newsletter Article
Where an architectural firm was sued by multiple plaintiffs for bodily injuries and property damage resulting from the collapse in 2003 of a parking garage it designed for the Tropicana Casino Resort in Atlantic City , its commercial general liability (CGL) carriers...
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