Mealey's (July 18, 2022, 2:20 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — An insurer is entitled to summary judgment on claims brought by another insurer seeking a declaration that the defendant owes a duty to defend a subcontractor in an underlying construction defects lawsuit alleging that faulty workmanship provided by the subcontractor led to water intrusion damage to a home because a prior damage exclusion contained in the defendants’ commercial liability policy precludes coverage for the alleged damage, a federal judge in California ruled July 14 in granting the defendants’ summary judgment motion and denying the plaintiff insurer’s motion for summary judgment....