Judge Says Insurer Owes Defense For Defects Case But Stays Indemnity Issue

Mealey's (July 17, 2019, 10:52 AM EDT) -- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A commercial general liability insurer has a duty to defend an additional insured in a construction defects case, a Florida federal judge ruled July 12; however, the judge stayed the issue of the insurer’s duty to indemnify (Auto-Owners Insurance Co. v. Environmental House Wrap Inc., et al., No. 17-817, M.D. Fla., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 115898)....