Insurer Must Contribute To Common Insured’s Defense For Construction Defects Suit

Mealey's (May 7, 2020, 9:05 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — In an April 14 complaint filed in California federal court, an insurer seeks a declaration that another insurer has a duty to defend a common insured named in an underlying construction defects suit and wrongfully relied on a policy’s prior work exclusion to deny coverage (United Specialty Insurance Co. v. Navigators Specialty Insurance Co., et al., No. 20-3449, C.D. Calif.)....