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Duty to Defend General Contractors

Posted by John J. Murphy, III | Aug 30, 2015 | 0 Comments

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...

Economic Loss Rule

Posted by John J. Murphy, III | Mar 30, 2015 | 0 Comments

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. ...

Contractor’s Liability to Third Parties

Posted by John J. Murphy, III | Feb 27, 2015 | 0 Comments

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)...

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