Illinois Supreme Ct. Questions Prior Rulings, Holds Construction Defects May Be Covered December 4, 2023 By Jim Sams A long line of Illinois court cases has held that damage caused by construction defects isn’t covered by commercial general...
Illinois Court Rules Insurer Had Contractual Right to Subrogation October 25, 2023 By Jim Sams Zurich American Insurance Co. may pursue a subrogation lawsuit against a subcontractor that it says forced it to pay a...
Md. Court Rules City and Subcontractor Not Liable in Workers’ Death August 16, 2022 By Insurance Journal staff The mother of a man killed on a Baltimore construction site who was barred by Maryland’s workers’ compensation law from...
Dredging Company to Pay $1M for Restoration Work Oil Spill June 23, 2022 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Houston dredging company has been ordered to pay a $1 million fine for an oil...
Construction Worker Falls to Her Death from Florida Condo May 31, 2022 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 23-year-old construction worker fell to her death from a 13-floor balcony of a...
Widow of Kansas Man Killed in Evergy Accident Wins Lawsuit June 4, 2021 WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Texas jury has awarded $222 million to the widow of a Kansas man who died...
New Hampshire Man Dies in Construction Accident March 23, 2012 Fire department officials say a 19-year-old construction worker has died after a rod from a metal bracket fell and embedded...
Subcontractor Owes Mississippi Navy Base for Stolen Tools November 30, 2011 A 61-year-old Long Beach man has been fined $1,000 and ordered to repay the Navy nearly $5,000 for tools stolen...
Tennessee High Court Hears Botched Home Repair Case September 6, 2011 The Tennessee Supreme Court is considering a case that could change a homeowner’s ability to recover damages when a subcontractor...