Judge:  Insurer Owes No Coverage For Homeowners’ Negligent Design Claim

Mealey's (June 2, 2020, 10:21 AM EDT) -- COLUMBUS, Ga. — Auto-Owners Insurance Co. has no duty to defend or indemnify an underlying negligent home design dispute because an insured breached the policy’s notice of occurrence and notice of suit provisions, a Georgia federal judge ruled June 1, also finding that several exclusions apply (Auto-Owners Insurance Company v. Wayne Frier Home Center of Byron LLC, et al., No. 19-95, M.D. Ga., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95108)....