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Massachusetts Federal Court Holds No Coverage for Mold and Water Damage Claim

February 11, 2019 — Brian Margolies - TLSS Insurance Law Blog

In its recent decision in Clarendon National Ins. Co. v. Philadelphia Indemnity Ins. Co., 2019 WL 134614 (D. Mass. Jan. 8, 2019), the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts had occasion to consider the application of a...

Reprinted courtesy of Brian Margolies, Traub Lieberman

Mr. Margolies may be contacted at bmargolies@tlsslaw.com

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Reckless Disregard is. . . Well. . .Reckless

December 30, 2025 — Christopher G. Hill - Construction Law Musings

Punitive damages are hard to come by in construction law cases. This is because almost all construction contract cases are exactly that: contract cases. Between the...

Reprinted courtesy of The Law Office of Christopher G. Hill

Mr. Hill may be contacted at chrisghill@constructionlawva.com

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Why Construction Firms Should Think Differently on the Issue of Sustainability

May 25, 2020 — Chris Batterson - Construction Executive

How does a construction company differentiate itself from the competition? If the company owner don’t know the answer to this question, or if the first thought that popped into his or her mind was a generic answer along the lines of customer...

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Dallas County District Court Grants Kahana Feld’s Motion to Dismiss for Want of Prosecution

December 30, 2025 — Kahana Feld

Kahana Feld successfully obtained dismissal of a lawsuit in the 95th Judicial District Court of Dallas County. The Court granted our Motion to Dismiss for Want of Prosecution, agreeing that the plaintiff failed to diligently pursue their claims...

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A Funny Thing Happened to My Ground Lease in Bankruptcy Court

November 25, 2024 — Christopher F. Graham & Morgan A. Goldstein - White and Williams LLP

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Ground leases are an important – if somewhat unusual – part of the real estate finance industry. Because they typically cover large expensive properties like Rockefeller Center and The Empire State...

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Kahana Feld Partner Dominic Donato Receives a Pre-Answer Motion to Dismiss

July 1, 2025 — Linda Carter - Kahana Feld

Kahana Feld is pleased to announce that partner Dominic Donato recently received a pre-answer motion on a trip and fall case. The matter involved a claimant who tripped and fell on a defective sidewalk condition and alleged that the accident was...

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Ms. Carter may be contacted at lcarter@kahanafeld.com

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