California Panel Says 2007 Lawsuit Over Defective Grading Related To 2003 Action

(December 22, 2020, 9:56 AM EST) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — A California appeals court on Dec. 18 affirmed a ruling finding that an insurer that issued a policy to a soil-grading subcontractor in 2007 is not required to pay a $3.2 million judgment to a developer or provide coverage for a consolidated lawsuit brought in 2007 by homeowners who allegedly sustained property damages as a result of the subcontractor’s work because the allegations in the homeowners’ lawsuit over the work were related to an earlier lawsuit that was covered by a policy issued by a different insurer in 2003 (D.R. Horton L.A. Holding Co. Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, No. G057467, Calif. App., 4th Dist., 3rd Div., 2020 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 8422)....