Panel:  Insurer Has Duty To Defend $1.8M In Damages From Insured’s Faulty Work

(December 20, 2019, 11:04 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — A commercial general liability insurer had a duty to defend a general contractor against claims of $1.8 million in damages arising out allegedly faulty workmanship that led to a collapse, an Illinois appeals panel ruled Dec. 18, finding that “vague references” to damage to “personal property” are enough to allege “property damage” caused by an “occurrence” (Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, subscribing to certificate No. RTS000275-4 v. Metropolitan Builders, Inc., et al., No. 1-19-0517, Ill. App., 1st Dist., Div. 3, 2019 IL App [1st] 190517)....

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