Insurer Has No Duty To Defend, 1st Circuit Panel Says In Affirming

Mealey's (April 2, 2020, 12:22 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 1 affirmed a district court’s ruling in favor of a commercial general liability insurer, agreeing with the lower court that the insurer has no duty to defend its insured apartment management company against an underlying suit arising  out of water and mold damage (Clarendon National Insurance Company v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company, No. 19-1212, 1st Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 10257)....