Insurance Litigation Publications

Overview And Update On Wind Pool Expansion In South Carolina
Molly Hughes
South Carolina Business Review Monthly    March 2008

Earlier this year, South Carolina passed new legislation revising the system for providing windstorm insurance in the state. The new legislation is an effort to provide relief for some coastal home owners faced with exponentially increasing insurance premiums by impacting the private insurance market in such a way as to make insurance more affordable in the state.

Property Insurance: Covered Causes of Loss and Excluded Perils
James W. Bryan
Chapter in Defense Research Institute publication entitled, Construction Defects Claims and Coverage    May 2007

Dominant features of property insurance are the covered causes of loss and the excluded perils. This is true for commercial property policies including builders risk, as well as homeowners policies. These features are the focus of this chapter.

Supersedeas And Stays Of Judgment: South Carolina
Stephen P. Groves, Sr.    Charleston, SC
ABA TIPS Appellate Advocacy Committee book    May 24, 2006

In this chapter for "Stay Of Judgments: A National Survey," a book due out in 2006 from the American Bar Association's Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Appellate Advocacy Committee, Stephen P. Groves of the firm's Charleston office writes on exceptions to the "automatic stay" provisions in South Carolina.

So You've Just Suffered A *!$%=&+^ Catastrophe: Does Your Insurance Cover Anything?
Stephen P. Groves, Sr.    Charleston, SC
May 24, 2006

Stephen P. Groves of the firm's Charleston office presented this information at a National Business Institute Continuing Legal Education Seminar entitled "Insurance Coverage Trends." It deals with insurance issues for your homes, automobiles, personal property, and businesses.

Equitable Subrogation Principals: The "Made Whole" and "Full Compensation" Rules
Stephen P. Groves, Sr.    Charleston, SC
ABA TIPS Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Newsletter    May 24, 2006

Stephen P Groves of the firm's Charleston office authored this article on insurance subrogation for the Spring 2006 issue of the American Bar Association's Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Newsletter.

The Excess Insurer Lament: When Is The Primary Layer Exhausted?
James W. Bryan
The Fourth Circuit Weighs In Against The Excess Insurer - ABT Building Products Corp. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, 472 F.3d 99 (4th Cir. 2006)    2006

The Times They Are A Changin': Legal And Market Trends In The Insurance Industry
John W. Davidson    Columbia
South Carolina Lawyers    March 1, 2006

John Davidson practices in Nexsen Pruet's Construction Group out of the firm's Columbia office, examine trends within the insurance industry, including attempts by insurance carriers to limit or eliminate their exposure in this article published in South Carolina Lawyers Weekly.

The Hazards of Fire Retardant Treated (FRT) Wood
Bradish J. Waring
2005

This article discusses the use of inorganic salts as a treatment to render wood fire-retardant and the serious problems that arise from the process. --Fire Retardant Treated (FRT) Lumber or FR-S (per Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.)

Equitable Considerations in Removal
Amy H. Geddes
South Carolina Lawyer    July 1, 2004

Recent Case law around the country indicates that, like many things in the law, the answer to the removal question of "Is one year the final answer?" may not be black or white or yes or no, but now more a gray "maybe."

Auto Exclusion in General Liability Insurance Policies
For the Defense, Vol. 43, No. 12, December, 2001    December 2001

Hot and Humid:
T. Eugene Allen, III
October 1, 2000

This article discusses coverage for EIFS (stucco) claims under a comprehensive general liability policy.

Self-Insured Retentions
James W. Bryan
American Law Firm Association's Transportation Practice Group Seminar, April, 2000    June 2000

Homeowners in the Workplace: Are Their Torts Covered? The Business Pursuits Exclusion
T. Eugene Allen, III and I. Rose Duggan
FICC Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 4, summer 1995    May 10, 1996

This paper examines the issues which surround the question of whether or not homeowner's insurance will cover a liability incurred while the insured is engaged in workplace activities.