Posted by
John J. Murphy, III |
Aug 30, 2015 |
Recently the 4th Circuit found a subcontractor's insurance carrier owed a duty to defend the general contractor in the case of Capital City Real Estate, LLC v. Certain Underwriters, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 9662 (4th Cir. 2015). The salient facts were as follows: A common wall between two homes colla...
Posted by
John J. Murphy, III |
Mar 30, 2015 |
Under Maryland law, defendants in products liability cases often rely upon the “economic loss rule” to avoid liability for certain harm. Application of the economic loss rule in the construction context was recently clarified by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals in Cash & Carry Am., Inc. v. ...
Posted by
John J. Murphy, III |
Feb 27, 2015 |
Under Maryland law, a contractor's (or subcontractor's) liability to a third party is often determined by a foreseeability test. This general principle was recently clarified by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals in Cash & Carry Am., Inc. v. Roof Solutions, Inc., 2015 Md. App. LEXIS 79 (2015)...