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General Contractors’ Overhead and Profit Charges – Recoverable?

By Brandon McWherter on July 23, 2009
Posted in Miscellaneous

This is one of those topics that comes up regularly.  Does an insurer have to pay general contractors’ overhead and profit charges?   The short answer is "Yes" but there are some exceptions.  According to a 2005 Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals case (interpreting Tennessee law), the costs of a contractor (overhead and profit) are…

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McWherter Scott Bobbitt PLC

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The Tennessee Insurance Litigation Blog offers legal insights on insurance litigation in Tennessee from a pair of attorneys on both sides of the discussion. Brandon McWherter, a partner at McWherter Scott Bobbitt PLC, provides the policyholder’s perspective. E. Jason Ferrell, a member in the Nashville-based firm Brewer, Krause, Brooks, Chastain & Meisner, LLC, offers the insurance company’s perspective.

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