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PRP letter triggers insurer's duty to defend

  • Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 7 2013

One of your most valuable rights under an insurance policy is having your insurance company defend you from a covered claim, no matter how frivolous. This

Using insurance to pay for environmental cleanups: California approves all sums with stacking

  • Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 21 2012

In a case of first impression, the California Supreme Court approved the stacking of excess insurance policies in the continuous property loss scenario typical of environmental contamination and toxic tort litigation, thus issuing a sweeping insurance coverage opinion in favor of policy holders in California v. Continental Ins. Co., 2012 WL 3206561 (Aug. 9, 2012

Construction contract notice of claim provisions are generally strictly enforced in Ohio

  • Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 14 2012

Strict enforcement of notice provisions in construction contracts can be devastating to a contractor’s claims arising during construction

Indiana Supreme Court requires insurers to pay for environmental cleanup

  • Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 22 2012

The Indiana Supreme Court issued its opinion in State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. v. Flexdar, Inc. on March 22, 2012

Ohio court rules: no liability insurance coverage for damage to any of insured contractor's own work

  • Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 5 2012

An Ohio appellate court has joined other courts that have ruled that no liability insurance coverage exists for physical damage caused to a construction project by defective construction

Beware of an insurer's reservation of the right to recoup defense costs

  • Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 17 2011

You are a contractor

Beware of "loss in progress" exclusions to insurance coverage

  • Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 21 2011

A “loss in progress” exclusion in a CGL policy excludes coverage for injury or damage known by the insured to have occurred before the policy period and which continues into the policy period

Be careful with certificates of insurance on construction projects

  • Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 21 2011

Certificates of insurance do not necessarily ensure the insurance coverage they describe

Why your business needs to locate your old insurance policies

  • Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 25 2011

If a lawsuit was filed against your business today for activities that happened years ago, would you be able to prove that you had insurance?

When does a general contractor have insurance coverage for damage caused by defective materials from its supplier?

  • Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 18 2011

Standard forms of commercial general liability insurance coverage for construction contractors exclude coverage for damage to that contractor’s work