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Design and Professional Liability

The Exception Is Swallowing the Rule: Negligent Misrepresentation and the Economic Loss Doctrine

2005-07-01 | Kenneth A Slavens

Ken Slavens relates a recent Pennsylvania case allowing recovery where the defendant is in the business of supplying information for the guidance of others and makes a negligent misrepresentation.

Design and Professional Liability

The "Bargained-for" Result: Torts, Contracts, and Statutes of Limitation

2005-06-01 | Kenneth A Slavens

Limitations for contract and tort actions may differ. The applicable statute oflimitation is properly related to the remedy, rather than to the theoryof liability. Ken Slavens explains.

Design and Professional Liability

Dealing with Ambiguities in Design-Build Contracts

2005-01-15 | Michael C Loulakis

Mike Loulakis discusses recent case law supporting the view that an owner retains liability to the design-builder when it provides faulty or ambiguous information to bidders.

Liability Insurance

CGL—Covered Locations

2004-12-01 | Craig F Stanovich

The CGL policy is subject to its actual terms and conditions, including the policy territory. Craig Stanovich takes a look at the many facets of what constitutes "covered locations."

Liability Insurance

The New ISO Commercial General Liability Policy: A Summary of December 2004 Policy Changes

2004-10-01 | Craig F Stanovich

Craig Stanovich reviews the changes to the current October 2001 edition CGL policy and discusses two completely new ISO forms dealing with electronic data and product withdrawal.

Construction Defect Coverage

Recent Case Law Applying the Subcontractor Exception: Too Little Too Late?

2004-08-01 | Patrick J Wielinski

Pat Wielinski discusses two court rulings that could result in a catastrophic reduction in CGL coverage for many contractors, creating a coverage gap that will be extremely difficult to fill.

Design and Professional Liability

Making the Most of Standard Indemnity Clauses

2004-06-19 | Kenneth A Slavens

Ken Slavens relates the case of Nusbaum v. The City of Kansas City and the Missouri Supreme Court's application of indemnification clauses found in AIA documents.

Liability Insurance

Additional Insured Changes in the CGL

2004-05-01 | Craig F Stanovich

Craig Stanovich discusses the new changes to the additional insured endorsements and the introduction of a limitation to the definition of 'insured contract' characterized by ISO as coverage reductions.

Liability Insurance

The 2004 ISO CGL Policy

2004-04-01 | W Jeffrey Woodward

Discover the key changes in the 2004 ISO CGL Policy revision and understand how they impact commercial general liability insurance.

Design and Professional Liability

Standards Needed for Mold Exposure, Testing, and Remediation

2004-04-01 | Kent Holland

Richard Zarandona and Kent Holland discuss the mold litigation explosion, defective construction as the alleged cause of mold growth, the health effects, and the need for standards.

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