Research Catalog

Title

Insurance coverage for defective construction.

Publication

Chicago, Ill. : Tort and Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association, c1997.

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Details

Additional Authors

American Bar Association. Tort and Insurance Practice Section.

Description

xiv, 770 p.; 28 cm.

Alternative Title

Defective construction

Subject

• Construction industry > Law and legislation > United States
• Liability insurance > United States
• Construction contracts > United States
• Surety and fidelity insurance > United States

Genre/Form

• Conference papers and proceedings
• Actes de congrès.

Note

• Some of the papers presented at a national program held Sept. 26-28, 1996 in in San Diego, Calif., sponsored by the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association, to focus on critical problems involving the building construction industry.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Part I. Application of builders risk and property insurance to defective construction -- part II. Bases of liability of developers and contractors for defective construction -- part III. Indemnity provisions and additional insured endorsements -- part IV. Insurance coverage issues affecting architects and engineers -- part V. CGL policy exclusions -- part VI. Allocation of damages and defense costs among insurers; impact of self-insurance programs, deductibles, inadequate policy limits -- part VI. Umbrella and excess coverage, prop-down provisions, horizontal exhaustion -- part VIII. Reservation of rights, waiver, and right to independent counsel -- part IX. Project policies (wrap-ups), warranty policies, "buy backs" -- part X. Arbitration and mediation of insurance coverage disputes -- part XI. Case study of fire retardant treated plywood in New Jersey.

ISBN

1570734380

LCCN

^^^97071499^

OCLC

37668845

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library