INSURER OWES NO ATTORNEY’S FEES ON VERDICT ON UNCOVERED CLAIMS
Homeowner/ Contractor Insurer dispute goes 15 years. Styller v National Fire & Marine Insurance Company Mass App Ct 2019 PARTIES – Homeowner Styller hired contractor FCMNH in 2004 for demo and repair of his home. FCMNH was insured under a general liability policy by National Fire & Marine. CLAIMS FROM THE WORK Unhappy with the… Read More »INSURER OWES NO ATTORNEY’S FEES ON VERDICT ON UNCOVERED CLAIMS
Innocent co-insured can claim half of property loss caused by co-insured arsonist.
FACTS Co-owners of a home insured it. One of them burned it on purpose. The other one, innocent of involvement in the fire, made a fire loss claim on the homeowner’s insurance. The 2020 Mass Supreme Judicial Court case Aquino v United Property & Casualty Company (2019) stated “Pastrana set fire to the home intentionally… Read More »Innocent co-insured can claim half of property loss caused by co-insured arsonist.
Makers of non-defective components are not liable for damages caused when the part is added to a bigger assembly which does cause damage. Massachusetts SJC case Nemirovsky v Daikin North America LLC (2021) supports component parts doctrine. HVAC system = integrated product. AC fan coils delivered per specs of system designer corroded prematurely. Coil maker… Read More »HVAC Fail not Due to Maker of Coil
This is a report about a conference organized by Massachusetts State officials to provide more health care cost information in the effort to cabin the rise in those costs. Empowering Health Care Consumers – A Community Conversation II October 22, 2013 UMass Medical School / MA Office of Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation Chuck Cobb… Read More »Health Cost Information – Making Consumers Care
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