General Liability

Can an Insurance Broker Be Liable if a Loss Is Not Covered by Insurance?

What happens when, due to a negligent error by the insurance broker, a business suffers property damage that is either…

1 year ago

Florida Professional Service LLC Personal Liability Protections: Perks and Pitfalls

Managers and members who provide professional services in Florida often choose to organize their businesses into Limited Liability Companies (“LLCs”)…

1 year ago

‘Wrongful Acts’ Includes Both Negligent and Intentional Acts (IL)

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, applying Illinois law, has held that an insurer had…

1 year ago

How a court ruling in a double homicide could cost condo owners millions (MA)

AJuly decision by a Superior Court judge could open the door to holding condominium associations responsible for the safety and…

2 years ago

Condo Column: A limit on liability (NH)

Well, this is good news. I am involved in a slip and fall case at a condominium association where the…

2 years ago

How Much Liability Insurance Can Co-op and Condo Boards Require? (NY)

Most New York City co-op and condo boards typically require shareholders and unit-owners to carry $300,000 to $500,000 in liability…

2 years ago

Are owners’ baked goods a liability concern? (IL)

Q: From time to time, owners in our building bake things like bread, cookies and cakes, and leave them on…

2 years ago

Slips and Falls by Co-owners on the Common Elements of Condominiums: Who, If Anyone, Is Liable? (MI)

On February 1, 2022, in Janini v London Townhouses Condo Ass’n,[1] the Michigan Court of Appeals (“COA”) held that a…

2 years ago

Serving Alcohol at HOA Events

Summer is almost upon us! And, with it comes a plethora of exciting community events: barbecues, pool parties, music in…

2 years ago

Community Association Liable for Negligently Installed and Maintained Bollard (FL)

In one recent appellate court case, J.L. Property Owners Association, Inc. v. Schnurr, 2022 WL 39421 (Fla. 4th DCA, January…

2 years ago