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Contractors Insurance Alert: Construction Defect Lawsuits Rising

Insurance Journal

A new report identifying commercial litigation waves likely to pick up steam in 2025 highlights one particular theme that could further lengthen the tail of general liability claims for insurers writing policies for contractors and builders. The 2025 “Commercial Litigation

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Employer, Workers’ Comp Insurer, Survivor Join Baltimore Bridge Collapse Litigation

Insurance Journal

The road construction firm that employed six workers who were killed and another who was seriously injured in the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge, along with its workers’ compensation carrier, have filed claims against the owner and operator of the …

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Louisiana’s $3B Coastal Restoration Project Divides Residents

Insurance Journal

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Proponents of a nearly $3 billion project to restore part of southeast Louisiana’s rapidly vanishing coastline released a study Tuesday touting the expected economic benefits of its construction, even as the project faces pushback and litigation

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UK Sets Out Reforms to Address Failures in Grenfell Tower Fire

Insurance Journal

The government is planning tougher rules on construction product safety, backed by … The UK set out a raft of reforms designed to improve building safety, as it aims to clamp down on failures that contributed to the Grenfell Tower fire.

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Three Key eDiscovery Lessons from Domus BWW Funding v. Arch Insurance Company

Next Generation E-Discovery Law & Tech Blog

Arch Insurance Company is a recent decision focused mostly on issues and challenges related to preservation of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) in a large enterprise. In its first eDiscovery failing, Arch Insurance did not issue a litigation hold until four years after having constructive notice of the claim.

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Trust Me:  Nothing in the Missing Video Would Have Helped You!

E-Discovery LLC

Under Maryland law, the plaintiff was a business invitee and, while the store owed a duty of reasonable care, it was not an insurer of customer safety. A slip and fall plaintiff must show that the proprietor had actual or constructive knowledge of a dangerous condition. Erie Insurance Exchange , 469 Md. Under Fed.R.Civ.P.

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Judge Affirms $16.7K in OSHA Penalties Against New York Roofing Contractor

Insurance Journal

An administrative law judge has ordered a Rochester, New York commercial roofing company to pay $16,782 in penalties for safety violations, after an investigation and litigation by the federal government. The company, Elmer W. had contested citations for …