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QUICK NOTE: EXAMINATION UNDER OATH OF NON-INSURED
Posted on 22 April, 2020
Property insurance policies contain an examination under oath ("EUO") provision that requires the insured and the insured's agents and representatives to submit to an EUO. An EUO is a sworn statement - - a pre-lawsuit deposition, so to speak. It is a post-loss condition in the property insurance policy...
COMPLY WITH THE CONDITIONS OF THE PERFORMANCE BOND
Posted on 19 April, 2020
If you are bargaining for a contracting party to obtain a performance bond, it is imperative that you honor the conditions precedent to the bond in the event you need to trigger the bond’s obligations. If you do not, then you will breach the terms of the performance...
NOW IS THE TIME TO REVISIT CONTRACT LANGUAGE IN LIGHT OF COVID-19 TO ADDRESS FUTURE CONTRACTS
Posted on 12 April, 2020
Now is the time! Today! If you are currently in the process of negotiating or executing contracts, now is the time to ensure the contract protects your interest in light of this new world we enter into. The impacts associated with COVID-19 may have been realized...
INSURER CAN DEMAND APPRAISAL WHERE IT HAS NOT WHOLLY DENIED COVERAGE
Posted on 11 April, 2020
Certain property insurance policies provide that if the insurer or insured fail to agree on the quantum of the loss, either party can demand that the quantum be decided by appraisal. Some policies provide this is a permissible process. Others provide the process is mandatory provided...
VIDEO CONFERENCE CONSULTATION FOR YOUR CONSTRUCTION ISSUE AND COVID-19 CONCERNS
Posted on 7 April, 2020
COVID-19 has brought on tons of uncertainty. Tons of angst. Tons of concern. Tons of deliberation and questions over whether this is (i) a force majeure issue, (ii) a national emergency, (iii) an occurrence that gives rise to a business interruption insurance claim or a property damage insurance claim,...
About The Author
David Adelstein
Phone: (954) 361-4720
Email: Dadelstein@gmail.com
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- About Me (David Adelstein)
- Bid Protests (Florida bid protests and Federal bid protests)
- Construction & Design Defects (and Florida Statutes Chapter 558)
- Construction Contracts
- Construction Liens
- Construction Safety, Workers Compensation Insurance, and Premise Liability Claims
- Delays, Acceleration, and Inefficiency (Lost Productivity)
- Insurance and Performance Bonds
- Payment Bonds Including Miller Act