Insurer Has Duty To Defend Professional Negligence Claim, Judge Says

Mealey's (July 11, 2018, 11:41 AM EDT) -- HOUSTON — Under the eight-corners rule, a professional liability insurer has a duty to defend a monastery’s professional negligence claim against an insured contractor, a Texas federal judge ruled July 10, granting partial summary judgment to the contractor and the monastery (Everest National Insurance Co. v. Gessner Engineering LLC, et al., No. 17-2981, S.D. Texas, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 113849)....