Subsidence Damage Is Not An ‘Occurrence’ Under Insurance Policy, Judge Says

Mealey's (October 2, 2015, 1:28 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Subsidence damage to a home caused by subcontractors’ work is not an “occurrence,” an Illinois federal judge ruled Sept. 30, finding that an insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify its insured contractor in a breach of warranty lawsuit (Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. Northridge Builders, Inc., et al., No. 12-9102, N.D. Ill.; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 132165)....