Federal Magistrate Judge Recommends Default Judgment Be Entered Against Insured

Mealey's (May 9, 2017, 9:39 AM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A California federal magistrate judge on May 3 recommended that a default judgment be entered against an insured because the insured failed to response to its insurers’ complaint seeking a declaration that no coverage is owed for an underlying construction defects suit and because no coverage exists for the underlying suit based on the insured’s misrepresentation in a policy application (Associated Industries Insurance Co. Inc., et al. v. Detail Construction & Waterproofing, Inc., No. 16-6042, N.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67722)....