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Allegations of Construction Defects is one of the Most Active Areas of Litigation in the United States

Claims professionals, risk managers, producers, underwriters, attorneys (both plaintiff and defense), and business owners will benefit greatly from the multiple volumes. It is also the perfect resource for insurance educators, trainers, and students whose role requires an understanding of construction defect law and construction insurance law.

Construction defect suits are now flooding the courts of North America in greater numbers every year. Construction Defects & Insurance is designed to help the property owner, builder, construction professional, insurer, insurance professional, construction defect plaintiffs’ lawyer, construction defect defense lawyer, and those who support them.

Anyone faced with construction defect issues can use the series of books to effectively avoid or resolve claims of such defects. It covers identification of construction defects, and explains how to insure, investigate, prosecute, or defend litigation that results from claims of construction defect.

All buildings have an expected life span. None, except perhaps the Egyptian Pyramids, were designed to last eons. Yet, even the pyramids in Egypt will erode to a mound of sand given enough time, wind, water and the movement of tectonic plates. Their demise will be an expected result of age and erosion rather than a construction defect. Venerable, well-constructed, structures seldom fail because of their advanced age. Usually, they are torn down and replaced with new structures before they have time to waste away.

The dollars involved in construction defect litigation have grown exponentially. If a problem exists in a multiple unit condominium association or a housing tract, minor repairs of the defects multiply over the various units to millions of dollars. In addition, the complexity of a construction defect suit usually results in hundreds of hours of work for attorneys, and the need for separate counsel for each party defendant like the owner, architect, general contractor and each subcontractor.

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Barry Zalma, Esq., CFE, now limits his practice to service as an insurance consultant specializing in insurance coverage, insurance claims handling, insurance bad faith and insurance fraud almost

equally for insurers and policyholders. He also serves as an arbitrator or mediator for insurance related disputes. He practiced law in California for more than 44 years as an insurance coverage and claims handling lawyer and more than 52 years in the insurance business. He is available at http://www.zalma.com and [email protected].

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Over the last 53 years Barry Zalma has dedicated his life to insurance, insurance claims and the need to defeat insurance fraud. He has created the following library of books and other materials to make it possible for insurers and their claims staff to become insurance claims professionals.

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