Tag Archives: Construction Defects
Chinese Drywall MDL Awards Plaintiffs $2.6 Million
PHILADELPHIA–-April 12, 2010–On April 8, Judge Fallon of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, awarded seven Plaintiffs $2,609,129.99 for damage to their property, personal property, compensatory damages and the loss of their use and enjoyment of their homes, against Defendant Taishan in Germano, et al. v. Taishan Gypsum Co., Ltd., et [...]
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Recent CPSC Recommendations on Chinese Drywall Discussed at HB’s New Orleans Conference on May 18th
PHILADELPHIA – April 6, 2010 – Insurance disputes continue over who will bare the brunt of remediation costs for the removal of Chinese drywall from impacted homes. “Often times, the coverage available to home owners, builders, and contractors is not only a function of policy terms but also the court’s interpretation of the policy. Therefore, [...]
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Chairman Selected for Chinese Drywall Litigation & Insurance Coverage Program
PHILADELPHIA – March 8, 2010 – Insurance disputes continue to mount over who ultimately will pay the cost of any damage or injury from the use of Chinese drywall, according to Tom Hagy, CEO of HB Litigation Conferences. Hagy pointed to the January lawsuit filed in New Orleans by 700 homeowners against 14 insurance companies [...]
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Mound Cotton’s Katz on Builders Risk 1
Mark Katz is a partner with Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass in New York. This month he shared his views with HB on builders risk insurance issues, including basic coverage concepts, delay in completion coverage, measuring the delay, and more. See and hear what he had to say this clip, the first of four.
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Chinese-Made Drywall: A Multi-Defendant, Multi-Claim, Multi-District Litigation Has Litigators Multi-Tasking
By Tom Hagy, HB Litigation Conferences Based on attendance and buzz at recent legal education programs, mass tort, construction defect and, of course, insurance attorneys will be busy for some time litigating causation and culpability surrounding alleged claims of both property damage and personal injury from Chinese-made dry wall. In one June 2 teleconference, sponsored [...]
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Construction Defects Litigation & Insurance Audio Package
Program Title: Comprehensive Construction Defects Litigation & Insurance Coverage SuperConference Recording Date: November 5-7, 2008 Audio Package: $399 Presentations & Audio Recordings from Our Comprehensive Construction Defects Litigation & Insurance Coverage SuperConference Nineteen educational sessions with 50 authoritative speakers. Unique coverage issues, professional liability . . . Builders’ risks, pollution claims, bankruptcy, insolvency . . [...]
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Construction Litigation Store
Bring home the valuable educational benefits of an HB Litigation Conference or Teleconference with our Construction Litigation Multimedia Series or take an On Demand, Online CLE course.
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Construction Defect Litigation: Delay, Disruption, Collection Claims in Foreclosure, and Contract Disputes Teleconference
Date: February 24, 2009
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Las Vegas to Host National Construction Defect Insurance Law Conference
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Tom Hagy, Publisher BVR Legal 610-312-4754 tom.hagy@bvresources.com Las Vegas – October 29, 2008 – Just over a month after the Nevada Supreme Court allowed 700 homeowners to join a lawsuit against developers for allegedly defective exterior stucco – attorneys, insurers, risk managers, construction experts and judges from around the country [...]
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50-State Survey from Saxe Doernberger & Vita: Statutes of Repose for Construction Claims
This survey of state laws is a quick reference guide that should only be used as a starting point in researching the applicable law to a given situation. Depending on the facts of each situation, there may be additional legal authority which impacts the analysis of a particular case. Saxe Doernberger & Vita P.C. [...]
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