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CGL POLICIES AND THE PROFESSIONAL LIABILITIES EXCLUSION

Posted on 11 August, 2018
Commercial general liability (CGL) policies for contractors traditionally contain a professional liabilities exclusion.  This exclusion is generally added through a specific endorsement to eliminate coverage for professional services. Read the endorsement   The point...

SUBCONTRACT REQUIRING ARBITRATION OUTSIDE OF FLORIDA

Posted on 21 July, 2018
Have you entered into a subcontract that requires you to arbitrate disputes?  If so, does the arbitration provision require you to arbitrate your dispute outside of Florida?  If so, the case of Sachse Construction and Development Corp.  v. Affirmed Drywall, Corp., 43 Fla. L. Weekly D1622e...

INSURANCE FOR LARGE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT SUCH AS A CRANE

Posted on 13 July, 2018
Many, many projects require the use of a crane.  The skyline is oftentimes filled with the sight of  cranes—one after the other.  Most of the time, the cranes are leased from an equipment supplier. What happens if the crane (or any large, leased equipment) gets...

PRE-SUIT SETTLEMENT OFFERS AND CONSTRUCTION LIEN ACTIONS

Posted on 3 July, 2018
It is unfortunate, but in certain matters, a construction lien foreclosure action is not actually driven by the principal amount in dispute.  Oh no.  Rather, it is driven by attorney’s fees.  That’s right.  Attorney’s fees. This is true even though Florida applies the

PROPERTY INSURANCE EXCLUSION: LEAKAGE OF WATER OVER 14 DAYS OR MORE

Posted on 29 June, 2018
The recent opinion of Whitley v. American Integrity Ins. Co. of Florida, 43 Fla.L.Weekly D1503a (Fla. 5th DCA 2018), as a follow-up to this article on the property insurance exclusion regarding the “constant...