Is defective construction an “occurrence”? The answer isn’t so concrete *

USA - February 7 2013
One of the largest issues litigated in today's construction defect coverage actions is whether defective construction constitutes an "occurrence"…

Co-authors: Stevi Raab.

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Colorado Federal Court applies builder’s risk exclusion and policy endorsement to preclude coverage for underlying construction defect litigation *

USA - February 7 2013
Even where insureds clear the "property damage" and "occurrence" hurdles to finding coverage for construction defect claims under liability insurance…

Co-authors: Stevi Raab.

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Connecticut Supreme Court caps self-insurers’ uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage *

USA - November 21 2012
We thought our readers would be interested in this case from Connecticut involving the state’s cap on self-insurers’ liability for un/underinsured motorists. 

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Minn. Supreme Court: anti-subrogation law does not bar landlord’s property insurer from recouping payments from negligent tenant *

USA - September 25 2012
In United Fire & Casualty Co. v. Bruggeman, 505 N.W.2d 87 (Minn. App. 1993), rev. denied (Minn. Oct. 19, 1993), the Minnesota Court of Appeals held that a landlord’s property insurer may not subrogate against a tenant for damage caused by the tenant’s negligence unless the lease explicitly provided that right to the landlord.

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11th Circuit: total pollution exclusion bars coverage for carbon monoxide poisoning *

USA - September 11 2012
In Scottsdale Insurance Co. v. Pursley, Slip Copy, 2012 WL 3553405 (11th Cir. Aug. 20, 2012), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit rejected an attempt to limit the application of a commercial general liability policy’s total pollution exclusion to traditional, environmental pollution.

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