Judge: Insured Failed To Prove Repair Costs Were Legally Obligated Damages

(January 30, 2017, 10:17 AM EST) -- NORFOLK, Va. — An insured failed to show that its reimbursement claim against its insurer for the costs of repairing a U.S. Navy generator allegedly damaged by a subcontractor’s defective workmanship were for costs it was “legally obligated to pay as damages,” a Virginia federal judge ruled Jan. 27, dismissing the case (Electric Motor and Contracting Company Inc. v. Travelers Indemnity Company of America, No. 16-310, E.D. Va.; 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11889)....