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Costs of construction-related claims pose an increasing
financial burden on insurance carriers and their insured owners
and contractors. Rising costs due to injuries incurred by workers
and others, coupled with the increasing frequency of claims for
property damage relating to defective construction, hinder the economic
feasibility of insuring construction projects. Cost containment
and effective risk transfer are critical components of a successful
risk management strategy.
LITCHFIELD CAVO has extensive experience
managing all aspects of construction-related claims, including construction
defect, for owners, contractors, material suppliers and their insurers.
Our clients include:
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- Numerous insurers in connection with the defense of insured
general contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers
in litigation seeking damages for bodily injury and property
damage.
- A leading national manufacturer and distributor of residential
vinyl and aluminum windows and patio doors.
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Recent and typical representations include:
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- Defense of owners and contractors against bodily injury
and wrongful death claims arising from construction accidents.
- Defense of general contractors, subcontractors and material
suppliers against claims arising out of the allegedly defective
construction of single family homes, multi-family projects
and commercial and industrial facilities.
- Prosecution of indemnification claims on behalf of general
contractors and their insurers against subcontractors and
material suppliers.
- Prosecution and defense of claims for additional insured
coverage.
- Evaluation and litigation of insurance coverage issues
arising out of construction accidents and construction defect
claims.
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Recent accomplishments include:
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- Summary judgment for a defendant municipality in a case
involving street and sewer improvements alleged to have
caused injury to a pregnant mother, purportedly resulting
in the death of her fetus.
- Summary judgment on behalf of a Chicago high-rise building
homeowner’s association and building management company
in a wrongful death case involving a workman’s death
from a fall from scaffolding erected for building repairs.
- Summary judgment for a flooring contractor in a wrongful
death case alleging failure of the contractor to protect
a floor opening in a building under construction.
- Summary judgment in Madison County, Illinois, on behalf
of general contractor in a case involving a workman’s
fall while erecting a building’s structural steel.
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In addition, Litchfield Cavo represents
employers as third-party defendants in construction-related claims.
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