Often times, subrogation practitioners take the “kitchen sink” approach when pursuing claims: they name all potentially liable parties under all available legal theories and whittle down from there. With construction defect...more
Often times, both contract and tort claims co-exist in a subrogation matter and the line between the two can be blurred. This is especially true in the context of damages resulting from new home construction defect claims....more
1/21/2020
/ Amended Complaints ,
Appeals ,
Breach of Contract ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Defects ,
Construction Disputes ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Litigation ,
Construction Project ,
Economic Loss Doctrine ,
Negligence ,
Property Damage ,
Subrogation ,
Toxic Mold ,
VA Supreme Court
For subrogation practitioners dealing with an installation-based statute of repose, knowing what is an improvement to real property is the first battle in what can, but does not have to be, a long fight. Like many other...more
In Travelers Prop. Cas. Co. of Am. v. Engel Insulation, Inc., 29 Cal. App. 5th 830 (2018), the Third District Court of Appeals of California addressed whether a subrogating carrier can assert the rights of its corporate...more
In Davison v. Debest Plumbing, Inc., 416 P.3d 943 (Ida. 2018), the Supreme Court of Idaho addressed the issue of whether plaintiffs who provided actual notice of a defective condition, but not written notice as stated in the...more
7/11/2018
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Breach of Contract ,
Construction Defects ,
General Contractors ,
ID Supreme Court ,
Negligence ,
NORA ,
Notice Requirements ,
Site Remediation ,
Subcontractors ,
Subrogation ,
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