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#109:  Liability Insurers' Duty to Defend

NH Construction Law

When a contractor or subcontractor is sued for defective workmanship, one of his first thoughts is likely to be whether the damages are covered by his liability insurance. But if the plaintiff’s complaint also alleges some resulting property damage, however minor, the insurer is obliged to defend the lawsuit.

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Travelers Insurance Offering to Pay Contractors in More States to Use Procore

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Last summer, we learned that Travelers Insurance believed that using Procore as a project management tool helped contractors reduce risk on their projects so much that they were willing to help pay for them to join the platform. New Hampshire 24. New Jersey 25. New Mexico 26. Arkansas 4. Colorado 5. Connecticut 6.

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New Hampshire Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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For a list of New Hampshire economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide. New Hampshire Government Contracting Assistance Center: A cooperative program of the New Hampshire Division of Economic Development and the U.S.

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#91:  Liability Insurance for a Subcontractor's Defective Work

NH Construction Law

“May unintentionally faulty subcontractor work that damages an insured’s work product constitute an ‘accident’ under a commercial general liability insurance policy?” When the subcontractor installed the expansion joints in the steam boiler and related piping backwards, the heating system got damaged.

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#131:  Applying Statutes of Limitations in Arbitration Proceedings

NH Construction Law

New Hampshire’s three-year statute of limitations for filing lawsuits, RSA 508:4 , states “Except as otherwise provided by law, all personal actions, except actions for slander or libel, may be brought only within 3 years of the act or omission complained of.” New Hampshire courts may well take this approach.

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Best States for Home Ownership

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SmartAsset compared all 50 states to rank the best place for homeownership based on such factors as value appreciation, home value to household income ratio, the average cost of annual insurance, property taxes, burglary rate, and five other metrics. per 100,000 residents) and fifth-lowest average annual homeowners insurance ($773).

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#79:  Res Judicata and the Privity Element

NH Construction Law

As noted in New Hampshire Motor Transport Ass’n v. And, given the allegations of the federal complaint that [appellees] were each and all acting as agents of the insurers when they committed the putative misdeeds for which they have now been sued, they clearly qualify as persons in privity with FFIC and DMFIC.

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