by Kent Holland | Aug 11, 2020 | Newsletter Article
An apartment building under construction caught fire and burned down, causing $22 million in damages. The fire was apparently caused by an open flame heater that was left burning at the end of a workday by the general contractor. A separate company that was under...
by Kent Holland | Apr 25, 2016 | Newsletter Article
J. Kent Holland, J.D. ConstructionRisk, LLC A tire company entered into a lease of land on which to construct a distribution facility. The lease agreement provided that the Owner would lease the land, and would construct the building, with a requirement that the...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
In an insurance case arising out a church fire, a state supreme court held that Reliance National, and other insurance carriers of the church, were not entitled to subrogate against the contractor whose employee allegedly caused the fire, because a waiver of...
by Kent Holland | Feb 7, 2011 | Newsletter Article
The project was proceeding well. Suddenly, one night the structure inexplicably burns down. As usual, everyone says it was not their fault. Now what? If the construction contract contains a typical insurance clause, the owner’s property insurer pays the claim...
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