California Federal Judge: Work-Product Exclusion Does Not Preclude Duty To Defend

Mealey's (October 6, 2021, 6:37 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in Calif. on Sept. 16 granted an insured subcontractor’s motion for partial summary judgment in a construction defects insurance coverage dispute, finding that the possibility that another subcontractor was responsible for the insured’s work being damaged triggered the insurer’s duty to defend despite the work-product exclusion in the insurance policy....