Pennsylvania High Court: Settlement Is Ambiguous As To Insolvent Insurer’s Release

Mealey's (December 18, 2019, 12:07 PM EST) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — A settlement agreement is ambiguous as to whether a contractor released its own insurers, including an insolvent insurer, from providing coverage for underlying construction defect claims on a project for an university, a majority of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Dec. 17, vacating a lower court’s decision and remanding (Suffolk Construction Co. v. Reliance Insurance Co. [in liquidation], No. 40 MAP 2019, Pa. Sup., 2019 Pa. LEXIS 6972)....