Pennsylvania Federal Judge: Insurer Has No Duty To Defend Faulty Work Claims

Mealey's (September 14, 2018, 12:50 PM EDT) -- ALLENTOWN, Pa. — An insurer had no duty to provide a defense for a mutual insured in a construction defects case, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Sept. 11, finding that claims for faulty workmanship do not constitute a covered “occurrence” (Union Insurance Co. v. Selective Insurance Company of America, No. 17-2674, E.D. Pa., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 154359)....