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June 22, 2012 Knot Guilty Boat

Allocation Between Covered And Uncovered Damages

Coverage disputes frequently arise when claims contain some elements of damage that are covered and some that are not. The general rule in the duty-to-defend context is clear: where some allegations against a policyholder are potentially covered by the policy, the insurer must defend the ...

May 18, 2012 Gulf Reflections

Duty to Defend Owed In Chinese Drywall Case

This April 9, 2012 decision (Great American Fidelity Insurance Co. and Great American E&S Insurance Co. v. JWR Construction Services Inc. and Gulf Reflections Condominium Association, No. 10-61423 (S.D. Fla. April 9, 2012)) by Judge Huck of the Southern District of Florida (Fort Lauderdale) is ...

March 23, 2012 Trigger

It’s All About Trigger: Eleventh Circuit Re-Examines Insurance Coverage For Defective Work Under J.S.U.B. & Pozzi Window

The Eleventh Circuit recently issued a lengthy opinion in Amerisure Mut. Ins. Co. v. Auchter Co., No. 10-10960 (11th Cir. Mar. 15, 2012) (“Auchter”), in which it dove back into insurance coverage issues involving construction defects. Unlike the Florida Supreme Court decisions in United States Fire Ins. Co. ...