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Policyholders Beware: Two CGL Endorsements Seek to Limit Your Liability Coverage (Part 2)

Aug 17, 2021

The Northwest Policyholder, Legal Developments - Washington, From the Ground Up, Insurance

This is Part 2 in our series analyzing newer endorsements to commercial general liability, aka “CGL,” policies, both of which may create serious roadblocks to coverage for Washington policyholders. In this post, we analyze a “defense costs” endorseme...

Governor Inslee Issues Vaccination Requirement for Most State Employees, Including Workers on State Construction Projects

Aug 11, 2021

By James T. Yand

From the Ground Up, Construction, Legal Developments—Washington

Governor Inslee issued a new emergency proclamation on Monday, August 9, 2021 that now mandates vaccinations for workers on state projects after October 18, 2021. This vaccine mandate appears to be the trend for both public and private entities in Wa...

Washington Supreme Court Provides First Guidance on CDC Eviction Moratorium Days Before the Emergency Measure is Set to Expire

Jul 26, 2021

From the Ground Up, Legal Developments—National, COVID-19 Resource Center, Construction, Legal Developments—Washington

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, scant interpretive guidance has been provided to help businesses, individuals, and attorneys to navigate the various emergency orders and moratoriums concerning evictions in Washington. On July 22, just over...

Policyholders Beware: Two CGL Endorsements May Limit Your Liability Coverage (Part 1)

Jul 22, 2021

By Carrie A. Mount

The Northwest Policyholder, Legal Developments - Washington, From the Ground Up, Insurance

Insurers have recently added novel endorsements to commercial general liability, or CGL, policies, both of which may impact a policyholder’s coverage. We have analyzed two that may create serious roadblocks to coverage for Washington policyholders: t...

What Is a Warranty?

Jul 08, 2021

By Jacob A. Zahniser

From the Ground Up, Construction, Litigation

Warranties are ubiquitous in construction contracts and purchase orders. They are sometimes inducements. They are sometimes negotiated. Oftentimes, however, they are boilerplate, given scant consideration until an issue arises. As a creature of contr...

Bankruptcy Risk for Contractors Caught in the COVID Squeeze

Jun 22, 2021

By James T. Yand

From the Ground Up, Insurance, Construction

The global pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the economy and the construction industry in particular. This includes supply chain delays and wild fluctuations in the price of building materials like lumber and steel. Just recently, Katerra f...