Judge: Insurer Has No Duty To Defend Window Maker In Defects Suit

Mealey's (August 29, 2016, 10:10 AM EDT) -- MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge in Wisconsin on Aug. 25 ruled that an insurance company has no duty to defend a manufacturer accused of making allegedly defective windows, finding that the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling in Wisconsin Pharmacal Co. LLC v. Nebraska Cultures of California Inc. (2016 WI. 14, 367 Wis. 2d 221 [2016]) made it clear that the integrated systems rule is applicable and does not require the insurer to provide coverage for damage caused to the homes of purchasers of the windows (Mary Haley, et al. v. Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co. Inc., No. 14-cv-99, W.D. Wis.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 113752)....