Professional Liability Insurer Ordered To Pay $226,051 For Insured’s Defense Costs

Mealey's (February 25, 2020, 11:16 AM EST) -- CINCINNATI — A federal judge in Ohio on Feb. 24 granted an engineering and construction firm insured’s motion to enforce a May 28 order that a professional liability insurer has a duty to defend it against an underlying lawsuit alleging negligent design, negligent construction and breach of contract, ordering the insurer to pay $226,051 for the insured’s underlying defense costs (Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company v. Richard Goettle, Inc., No. 17-670, S.D. Ohio, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30921)....