Alabama Federal Judge: Insured’s Faulty Work Is An ‘Occurrence’

Mealey's (February 18, 2020, 10:40 AM EST) -- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Property damage resulting from a contractor’s faulty work is an “occurrence,” an Alabama federal judge held Feb. 14, denying summary judgment to an insurer in a homeowners’ case seeking satisfaction of a $900,000 judgment (Robert Barton, et al. v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co., No. 17-618, N.D. Ala., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25943)....