by Kent Holland | Feb 7, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Contractors are often required by contract to name the project owner as an “additional insured” under a commercial general liability (CGL) policy and this is routinely done. Subcontractors are sometimes required to name both the general contractor and...
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
Where a developer performed repairs to correct water intrusion before reporting to its Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurer, a court held it had lost its right to demand that its insurance carrier indemnify it for the cost of repairs. The developer investigated...
by Kent Holland | Feb 7, 2011 | Newsletter Article
An insurance dispute arose when the commercial general liability (CGL) insurance company refused to defend a suit by a prime contractor against an inspection firm (SLT, Inc.) that it had hired to inspect and approve shop welds of pipe sections that were brought to the...
by Kent Holland | Feb 7, 2011 | Newsletter Article
A construction contractor (Laquilia Construction, Inc.) poured concrete that failed to meet the specifications for minimum strength for the floor slab of a high rise commercial building. The defective concrete had to be ripped out and replaced. This replacement...
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