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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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#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?” Vector Construction Co. , Mechanical Contractors, Inc. 2020 WL 3527909 (June 29, 2020). 2d 871, 880 (Fla. 3d 1, 12 (Tex.

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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.” Corman Construction, Inc. , § 1 et seq. ,

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#93:  Spoliation During Construction

NH Construction Law

But what about a building under construction? American Family Mutual Insurance Co. In the residential setting, New Hampshire’s opportunity to repair statute, RSA 359-G:4 , comes into play here. Golke , 768 N.W.2d 2d 729, 737 (Wis. JMC Development Co., 877 F.Supp.2d 2d 1, 13 (N.D.N.Y. ” Murray v.

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#105:  Nonmutual Arbitration Agreements

NH Construction Law

Many construction contracts and subcontracts provide for arbitration of disputes. Sphere Drake Insurance, PLC , 202 F.3d Sphere Drake Insurance, PLC , 202 F.3d Are they nevertheless enforceable in New Hampshire? Harbor Construction Co. Maverick Construction Management Services, Inc. See DiMercurio v.

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#127:  Subcontract "Flow Down" of Prime Contract Terms

NH Construction Law

Commercial construction subcontracts frequently incorporate by reference provisions of the prime contract between the owner and the general contractor, often with language requiring the subcontractor to assume toward the general contractor all duties owed by the general contractor to the owner. In L & B Construction Co, v.