Insurer To Cover Costs To Repair Ceiling Tiles, Not Exterior Stucco, Judge Says

Mealey's (July 16, 2019, 1:06 PM EDT) -- HOUSTON — In a dispute over the construction of a public library, a Texas federal judge held July 12 that commercial general liability insurance policies cover only an arbitration award for the costs of repairing or replacing ceiling tiles, not for repairing or replacing a roof or exterior stucco and, thus, granted in part summary judgment to the insurer (Liberty Surplus Insurance Corp. v. Century Surety Co., et al., No. 18-1444, S.D. Texas, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 116093)....