Mass. Appeals Court Re-Affirms General Liability Coverage for Damages Caused by Construction Defects

In a recent decision, All American Ins. Co. v. Lampasona Concrete Corp., the Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed its long standing precedent that a contractor’s general liability insurance is (usually) liable for damages to overlaid material caused by a contractor’s improper …

Does Your Standard Subcontract Expose You to Unnecessary Liability?

By Sakib A. Khan, Esq. and Matthew W. Rossman Under Massachusetts law, unmodified, standard form subcontracts such as the AIA A401 can leave the general contractor unnecessarily exposed to potential liability for accident or injury.  As the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial …