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LITIGATION ALERT: INSURANCE LAW UPDATE: Fifth Circuit certifies to the Supreme Court of Texas: Is the contractual liability exclusion triggered by a general contractor's agreement to "perform its work in a good and workmanlike manner"?

Insurance, Litigation Update

October 31, 2012 / Michael A. Logan and Richard L. Hathaway

Two years ago, in Gilbert Texas Construction, L.P. v. Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, the Texas Supreme Court held that the contractual liability exclusion in a general contractor’s CGL applied to exclude coverage when the insured assumed […]

Broad-Form Indemnity Eliminated in Construction-Related Contracts in Texas

Construction, Insurance

May 12, 2012 / Michael A. Logan

Two years ago, in Gilbert Texas Construction, L.P. v. Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, the Texas Supreme Court held that the contractual liability exclusion in a general contractor’s CGL applied to exclude coverage when the insured assumed liability […]

LITIGATION ALERT: EXPEDITED TRIALS IN TEXAS: Analysis of Proposed Legislation

Litigation Update

February 10, 2012 / Michael A. Logan

It is widely thought that the civil jury trial is dying a slow death in the American legal system.  The cause of death is largely attributed to the high price tag associated with the modern jury trial.  In the hopes of curbing this trend, the […]