Contractor Denied Insurance Coverage Due to Work Product Exclusion
Exeter Building Corp. v. Scottsdale Ins Co. 2010 WL 5141880 (2d Dep’t, Dec 17, 2010) The owner of a condominium project sued Exeter alleging substantial defects in… Read more »
3-A Trust Fund Diversion Not Automatically Nondischargeable in Bankruptcy
In re Barksdale 2010 WL 3895498 (9/29/10 Bkrtcy.N.D.N.Y.) The plaintiff lumber company brought an adversary proceeding in the contractor’s bankruptcy seeking a determination that the debt owed… Read more »
Duty of Liability Insurer to Defend Its Insured Extremely Broad
Westport Ins Co. v. Napoli, Kaiser & Bern 2010 WL 3749242 (SDNY Sep 27, 2010) This case involves a dispute over whether an insurance company had the… Read more »
Suit Period For Malpractice Against Architect is 3 Years
Napoli v. Moisan Architects 2010 WL 4243404 (2d Dep’t Oct 26, 2010) This case involved a lawsuit against an architect for malpractice which was dismissed because it… Read more »
Prevailing Wages Not Required for Charter School Construction
NY Charter School Assoc. v. Commissioner of Labor 2010 WL 4065431 (Oct 19 2010, NY Court of Appeals) New York’s highest court has just affirmed an appellate… Read more »