Judge:  Excess Insurer Had No Duty To Defend, Indemnify Construction Defects Case

Mealey's (February 28, 2020, 12:02 PM EST) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — In a coverage dispute over a defectively constructed project, a South Carolina federal judge on Feb. 25 granted summary judgment to an excess insurer on its insureds’ claims for declaratory judgment, breach of contract and unjust enrichment after finding that no duty to defend or indemnify was owed but denied summary judgment on a bad faith claim (ContraVest Inc., et al. v. Mt. Hawley Insurance Co., No. 15-00304, D. S.C., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31976)....