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In Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Siena Home Corp., No. 5:08-CV-385-Oc-10GJK (M.D. Fla. July 8, 2011), insured residential real estate developer Siena was sued by homeowners seeking damages for moisture penetration property damage resulting from exterior ....
In Johnson-Graham-Malone, Inc. v. Austwood Enterprises, Inc., No. 16-2009-CA-005750-XXXX-MA (Fla. 4th Cir. Ct. Duval County, April 29, 2011), insured JGM was the general contractor for an apartment project completed in 1998. In 2007, the project ....
In Alliance Mutual Ins. Co. v. Guilford Ins. Co., No. COA10-619 (N.C. Ct. App. March 15, 2011)(unpublished), insured Premier, the plumbing subcontractor for a residential project, was sued by the homeowner seeking damages for the ....
In VRV Development L.P. v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co., No. 10-10123 (5th Cir. Jan. 7, 2011), claimant Goodman hired insured VRV to develop residential lots. VRV in turn hired subcontractors to design and construct retaining walls ....
In United National Ins. Co. v. Best Truss Co., No. 09-22897-CIV-ALTONAGA/Brown (S.D. Fla. Dec. 3, 2010), insured Best Truss supplied roof trusses for a building. Several years after completion, physical injury to the building was ....
In Gaston County Dying Mach. Co. v. Northfield Ins. Co., No. 10PA99 (N.C. Feb. 4, 2000), Gaston manufactured a pressure vessel which it sold to Rosenmund who in turn sold it to Sterling who incorporated ....
In Selective Way Ins. Co. v. Arthur J. Ogren, Inc., No. A-3491-09T1 (N.J. Sup. Ct. App. Div. Dec. 13, 2010)(unpublished), insured contractor Ogren was sued by property owner Cumberland for damages because of moisture-penetration property ....
In Amerisure Ins. Co. v. Albanese Popkin the Oaks Development Group, L.P., No. 09-81213-CIV-MARRA (S.D. Fla. Nov. 30, 2010), insured Albanese built a house for claimant Goddard. After completion, Goddard sued Albanese alleging Chinese drywall ....
In Builders Mut. Ins. Co. v. Wingard Properties, Inc., No. 4:07-CV-2179-TLW (D. S.C. Sept. 28, 2010), homeowner Roberts noticed leaks shortly after moving in which were repaired by the insured general contractor. Several years later ....
In Simpson-Littman Construction, Inc. v. Erie Ins. Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., No. 3:09-0240 (S.D. W.V. Sept. 13, 2010), claimant Bush hired insured general contractor Simpson-Littman to build a house. After completion, cracking developed throughout ....