Judge: Breach Of Contract Exclusion Precludes Insurer From Defending Builder

(May 27, 2021, 8:55 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A federal judge in California on May 12 ruled that a defendant insurer is not required to contribute the costs of defending and settling an underlying construction defects lawsuit between a builder and a property owner, holding that a breach of contract exclusion in a policy issued to the contractor after the project was completed does not require it to defend the contractor....