Ohio High Court Enters Debate On Faulty-Work Insurance
By Jonathan MacBride ( December 4, 2018, 1:58 PM EST) -- The Supreme Court of Ohio recently weighed in on the ongoing debate over whether a subcontractor's faulty workmanship can be an "occurrence" under a commercial general liability policy in Ohio Northern University v. Charles Construction Services Inc.[1] While it appeared that the prevailing trend had courts more inclined to find that faulty workmanship performed by a subcontractor can be an occurrence under a CGL policy, Ohio's highest court came to a different conclusion in Charles Construction.[2] The court itself recognized that it was bucking the recent trend, but concluded that it must apply the plain and ordinary meaning of the language used in the policy.[3]...
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