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Discrimination exclusion does not preclude coverage for architects' failure to comply with accessibility requirements

  • Wiley Rein LLP
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  • USA
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  • April 18 2011

The Missouri Court of Appeals has held that a claim against an architectural firm for professional malpractice due to the firm's asserted failure to design a condominium project in compliance with federal and state handicap access laws did not implicate an exclusion in the firm's professional liability policy for claims arising from discrimination and thus was covered under that policy

Demand for repairs or recoupment of repair costs not a "claim"; prior knowledge and application exclusions bar coverage

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 9 2010

Applying Pennsylvania law, the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania has held that the state's demand that the insured engineering company perform repairs or pay the state the cost of the repairs was not a "claim" under the applicable architects and engineers professional liability policy because the demand did not allege that the engineering company acted negligently