636 Homeowners Claimed a Builder's Work Was Defective. Why Did It Have to Pay Only 3 Insurance Deductibles?
The Ninth Circuit ruled that an insurance company that settled 636 homeowners' claims against its insured contractor, only could recover three deductibles for counterclaims it filed against a subcontractor accused of doing shoddy work.
June 27, 2018 at 12:10 PM
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"each and every claim . . . irrespective of the number of claims which may be joined in any one suit."
The Ninth Circuit's Decision this this Probuilders Specialty Ins. Co., RRG v. Yarbrough Plastering, Inc., Nos. 16-16952, 16-17141 (9th Cir. June 25, 2018) Steven A. Meyerowitz Esq , is the Director of FC&S Legal, the Editor-in-Chief of the , and the Founder and President of Meyerowitz Communications Inc. As FC&S Legal Director, Mr. Meyerowitz, a member of the team that conceptualized FC&S Legal, provides daily analysis and commentary on the most significant insurance coverage law decisions from courts across the country and news regarding legislative and regulatory developments. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Mr. Meyerowitz was an attorney at a prominent Wall Street law firm before founding Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company.
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