by Kent Holland | Jul 13, 2023 | Newsletter Article
Where an insurance carrier denied coverage for damages caused by a heating and air-conditioning company whose removal of a system from a residential home resulted in 170 gallons of heating oil leaking into the basement. The carrier argued that the oil was a...
by Kent Holland | Sep 26, 2017 | Newsletter Article
Carbon monoxide was released into a newly constructed home due to incorrect installation of a water heater vent. The commercial general liability (CGL) carrier for the contractor declined to defend and indemnify the contractor against a suit for the homeowner’s...
by Kent Holland | Aug 28, 2017 | Newsletter Article
By: Kent Holland Where lead-based paint was ingested by a tenant’s child, the tenant sued her landlord for injuries allegedly sustained by the child. The landlord tendered the claim to its commercial general liability (CGL) insurer who, instead of defending the...
by Kent Holland | Dec 7, 2015 | Newsletter Article
Gail S. Kelley, P.E., J.D. ConstructionRisk, LLC After discovering various defects in their home, the homeowners filed suit against their builder. The builder’s insurance company declined to defend the action (“the underlying action”) on behalf of builder, alleging...
by Kent Holland | Feb 23, 2015 | Newsletter Article
By: J. Kent Holland, Jr., Esq., ConstructionRisk Counsel, PLLC A federal appeals court vacated a district court ruling and found that the pollution exclusion in a commercial general liability (CGL) policy precluded a contractor from seeking defense and indemnification...
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