West Virginia High Court: No Insurance Coverage Under Contractual Liability Exclusion

Mealey's (May 2, 2019, 10:06 AM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Six commercial general liability insurers have no duty to defend or indemnify a builder with regard to alleged construction defects in a shopping center, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals affirmed May 1, finding that the contractual liability exclusion precludes coverage (J.A. Street & Associates Inc. v. Bitco General Insurance Corp., et al., No. 17-0079, W.Va. Sup., 2019 W. Va. LEXIS 205)....