7th Circuit Reverses Ruling, Finds Insurers Owe Defense For Insured’s Leaky Windows

Mealey's (August 11, 2017, 9:29 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Insurers have a duty to defend an insured against class action claims of leaks in windows because neither the economic loss doctrine nor the “your work” exclusion precludes coverage, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held Aug. 8, reversing an underlying judgment and remanding with instructions to vacate that judgment (Mary Haley, et al. v. Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co., et al., Nos. 16-3563 & 16-3648, 7th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 14572)....