Federal Judge Finds Joint Venture Partner’s Insurance Policy Inapplicable

(March 6, 2019, 2:13 PM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — Lawsuits arising out of a joint venture’s failed development project clearly do not come under a member of that venture’s individual insurance policy, but because the insurer never challenged the breach of contract claim, summary judgment would be inappropriate, a federal judge in California said Feb. 21 (Reno Contracting Inc. v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Co., No. 18-450, S.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27896)....