CGL policy News

Ohio High Court: Subcontractor’s Faulty Work Not Covered by GC’s Policy

The Ohio Supreme Court in early October ruled that a general contractor’s commercial general liability policy (CGL) does not cover the faulty work of a subcontractor. In its consideration of Ohio N. Univ. v. Charles Constr. Servs., Inc., the court …

No CGL Coverage for Building Contractor’s Shoddy Workmanship Causing Damage to the Work Itself

In a decision filed November 18, 2016, Arkansas U. S. district judge Susan Webber Wright, the same jurist who in 1998 handed a defeat to Paula Jones in her sexual harassment lawsuit against then President Bill Clinton, dealt this time …

Federal Court Rules CGL Insurance Covers Data Breach

A federal appeals court in Virginia has upheld a lower federal court in ruling that a commercial general liability policy (CGL) may cover a data breach. In a case involving the publication of private medical records on the internet, the …

‘Known-Loss’ Clause Doesn’t Negate Coverage for Property Damage to Work of Others Despite Insured’s Prior Knowledge of Damage to Own Work

The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, applying Oregon law, held on June 25, 2015 that a commercial general liability policy purchased three months after the subcontractor-insured inspected property damage to his own work still provided coverage for property damage …