We thought it was interesting to note three recent cases in three different jurisdictions, each of which concluded—on summary adjudication—that there is no coverage under a CGL policy for construction defect...
Lenex Steel Co. v. Rockhill Ins. Co. (Ill. Cir. Ct. 2012) The insured was obligated to pay a $1.2 million settlement of an underlying bodily injury claim. The insured and one of its primary insurers argued that...
In many states, courts have found that the faulty workmanship of a construction contractor that damages the contractor’s own work is not an accident and, therefore, not an “occurrence.” General Sec. Indem. Co. of...
Alfred Siegel v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds (C.D. Cal. 2011) A California federal court agreed with BatesCarey LLP's arguments that a declaratory judgment action filed by IndyMac Bancorp's bankruptcy...
Kevin Fox v. Will County State’s Atty. (N.D. Ill. 2011) BatesCarey LLP's client issued an excess policy to an insured county, which was sued, along with two sheriff deputies, for civil rights violations by a man...