Throughout 2009, there have been several important and interesting cases that will likely impact various sectors of the insurance industry. While this piece is not intended to be a complete review of all 2009 insurance cases, it will provide a quick summary of some of the important cases decided by courts around the country in 2009.
Auto Owners Insurance Company v. Virginia T. Newman,
2009 WL 2851211 (S.C., September 8, 2009)
In recent years, construction-defect coverage litigation has quickly become a hot topic in insurance law. While some states' courts have yet to address this issue, the majority of jurisdictions that have addressed it are split as to whether faulty workmanship constitutes property damage caused by an occurrence under the coverage grant of a traditional commercial general liability (CGL) policy.
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