Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P.

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Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom L.L.P. construction defect attorneys handle a broad array of construction defect claims including claims under both liability and property policies, builders risk policies, E&O coverages and additional insured endorsements. We have extensive experience in building cladding and building envelope claims, “sick-building” syndrome cases, mold litigation, EIFS claims, design errors and omissions, foundation movement claims, building collapse claims, and industry wide construction litigation claims against contractors and their subsidiaries.

We frequently represent insurers in evaluating construction defect coverage questions including claims for additional insured status, policy allocations, policy exhaustion, and all of the common coverage questions inherent in CD claims. When litigation ensues, we have frequently been on the forefront in bringing declaratory judgment actions in order to give the carrier greater leverage in negotiating the resolution of the underlying CD claim when coverage problems are significant. When our clients are sued for contractual and extra-contractual damages arising out of the handling of CD claims, we are also frequently retained to defend those claims and exonerate our client’s coverage positions.

Our lawyers have been on the cutting edge of the construction defect coverage cases since they exploded in 2001. We have handled several of the major cases which have shaped Texas insurance law in the context of CD claims and we are in the middle of the CD cases currently before the Texas Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. We have been called upon to provide nationwide training to the CD adjusters of certain carriers and several of our lawyers regularly speak to both lawyers and industry groups on CD claims.

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Trial, Specialty and Construction Litigation, Fiduciary Business Disputes, Lawyering for Lawyers, Tort, Energy and Commercial Litigation, Advertising Liability and Personal Injury, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration Trials, Arson & Fraud Defense, Bad Faith Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation, Business Torts, Class Actions and Mass Torts, Class and Collective Actions, Collections / Creditor's Rights, Commercial General Liability, Commercial Litigation, Construction Coverage, Construction Defect Litigation, Corporate, Partnership, and Securities Litigation, Counseling on Tilley Conflicts, Defense of Errors and Omissions Claims, Directors' and Officers Liability, E&O Coverage Problems, Employment Contracts, Employment Practices, Ethics Opinions, Executive Compensation, Fee Disputes, Financial Professionals Litigation, First Amendment / Defamation Law, Guardianship Law, Injunction and Ancillary Relief Litigation, Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith Litigation, Intellectual Property / Copyright Law, Jury Charge Preparation and Argument, Labor and Employment, Law Firm Employment Claims, Media and Entertainment Law, Commercial Real Estate, Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreements, Partnership Disputes, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Personal Injury Defense, Personal Injury Litigation (Products and Premises Liability), Privacy and Confidentiality, Probate / Will Contest Litigation, Professional Liability, Professional Liability (Accountants / Architects / Engineers), Professional Liability Claims, Property and Casualty Insurance, Real Estate Litigation, Trade Secret Litigation, Will and Trust Drafting / Estate Planning View More

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Bad Faith Litigation, Commercial General Liability, Alternative Dispute Resolution (Insurance), Arson & Fraud Defense, Class Actions, Construction Coverage, Construction Defect Litigation, Coverage Analysis and Advice, Environmental Coverages, Excess and Primary Disputes, Foundation Damage Claims, Homeowners' Coverage, Hurricane Litigation, Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation (Products and Premises Liability), Personal Lines Coverage, Policy Drafting, Property and Casualty Insurance, Reinsurance, Surplus Lines Coverage, Training and Continuing Education View More

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Advertising Liability and Personal Injury, Arson & Fraud Defense, Auto Insurance (Personal and Commercial), Bad Faith Litigation, Business Torts, Class Actions, Class Actions and Mass Torts, Client Seminars and Supervisor Training, Commercial General Liability, Commercial Litigation, Construction Coverage, Construction Defect Litigation, Corporate, Partnership, and Securities Litigation, Coverage Analysis and Advice, Defense of Errors and Omissions Claims, Directors' and Officers Liability, Employee Discipline, Employment Contracts, Employment Documents and Policies, Energy Litigation, Environmental Coverages, Excess and Primary Disputes, Foundation Damage Claims, Homeowners' Coverage, Human Resource Training, Hurricane Litigation, Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith Litigation, Life, Health, and Disability, Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreements, Personal Injury Defense, Personal Injury Litigation (Products and Premises Liability), Personal Lines Coverage, Administrative Law, Professional Liability, Professional Liability (Accountants / Architects / Engineers), Professional Liability Claims, Property and Casualty Insurance, Reinsurance, Surplus Lines Coverage, Training and Continuing Education View More

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