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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.
Liability Insurance
Known Injury or Damage
2003-10-01 | Craig F Stanovich
Craig Stanovich looks at the history behind the provision that coverage ceases for all subsequent CGL policies once certain insureds learn of any continuing injury or damage.
Design and Professional Liability
Insurer Uses Contractual Liability Exclusion to Deny Coverage
2003-06-28 | Kent Holland
In American Family Mutual Insurance v. Pleasant Company, the court's reasoning completely misconstrues the purpose of the contractual liability exclusion, Kent Holland explains.
Liability Insurance
When Is an Insured Not an Insured?
2003-06-01 | Craig F Stanovich
Craig Stanovich looks at the first step in accurate coverage interpretation: identifying who is an insured and when protection applies.
Construction Defect Coverage
The Myth of "Third-Party" Property Damage
2003-05-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
Pat Wielinski discusses the varying judicial application of standardized CGL definitions to claims involving defective work, and the coverage myths that have arisen as a result.
Design and Professional Liability
The Ability To Disclaim Liability Resulting from Inspection Duties
2003-05-01 | Kenneth A Slavens
Through the examination of case law, Ken Slavens reveals judicial support for the argument that the risk the design professional assumes by inspection or observation can be limited by contract.
Design and Professional Liability
Liquidated Damages Clause and Waiver of Consequential Damages Clause Effectively Cap Damages Available against Design-Builder
2003-03-01 | Kent Holland
Kent Holland examines a case that provides insight into the judicial interpretation of contract clauses that purport to limit liability of engineers/contractors.
Design and Professional Liability
Making the Most of Standard Indemnity Clauses
2004-06-19 | Kenneth A Slavens
Design and Professional Liability
Standards Needed for Mold Exposure, Testing, and Remediation
2004-04-01 | Kent Holland
Design and Professional Liability
Insurer Uses Contractual Liability Exclusion to Deny Coverage
2003-06-28 | Kent Holland
Construction Defect Coverage
The Myth of "Third-Party" Property Damage
2003-05-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
Design and Professional Liability
The Ability To Disclaim Liability Resulting from Inspection Duties
2003-05-01 | Kenneth A Slavens
Design and Professional Liability
Liquidated Damages Clause and Waiver of Consequential Damages Clause Effectively Cap Damages Available against Design-Builder
2003-03-01 | Kent Holland
