Judge: Insurer Owes No Indemnity For Construction Defect Default Judgment

Mealey's (March 26, 2018, 8:59 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An insurer has no duty to indemnify an insured for a default judgment entered in favor of a condominium association in an underlying construction defect lawsuit, an Illinois federal judge ruled March 21, granting summary judgment to the insurer (Essex Insurance Co. v. The Structural Shop Ltd., et al., No. 15-2806, N.D. Ill., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46597)....