Insurer Has Duty To Defend Insureds Against Water Damage Suits

Mealey's (January 25, 2017, 3:13 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — An insurer has a duty to defend its insureds against two underlying lawsuits seeking damages as a result of water damage stemming from a water leak in the insureds’ pool because the underlying suits allege an occurrence, an Illinois federal judge said Jan. 24 (Admiral Indemnity Co., et al. v. 899 Plymouth Court Condominium Association, et al., No. 16-5085, N.D. Ill.; 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9803)....