A commentary on insurance coverage issues in Hawaii and beyond
Complicated facts but easily understood legal standards were presented in Breaux v. Halliburton Energy Serv., Inc., No. 04-1636, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112374 (E.D. La. Dec. 2, 2009).
Era Aviation, Inc., a subsidiary of Rowan Companies, Inc., transported oil field workers by helicopter to an offshore drilling vessel in the Gulf owned by Unocal. …
Coverage for an insured contractor sued after hurricane related-damage to condominium units was the issue in Rolyn Companies, Inc. v. R & J Sales of Texas, Inc., No. 08-61618, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106881 (S.D. Fla. Nov. 16, 2009).
In October 2005, Hurricane Wilma damaged Stonebridge Gardens, a condominium community. The association hired…
Defendants were sued in an underlying state court action. See Riverport Ins. Co. v. Oakland Cmty. Housing, Inc., No. C 08-3883, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 104472 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 6, 2009). Defendants were additional insureds under a policy issued by Riverport. In its coverage action for declaratory judgment, Riverport secured an order awarding summary judgment that determined there…
An employee of Nava Restaurant was injured when he fell down the stairs while at work. He sued the property owner, Crescent One Buckhead Plaza, claiming negligent maintenance of the stairs. Crescent tendered the suit to Nava and its insurer, Transcontinental Insurance Company (TIC), based on the language of the lease and because Crescent was…
