Insurer’s Exclusion Is Not Triggered For Water Leaks, Magistrate Judge Finds

Mealey's (April 17, 2020, 11:41 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — The allegations in two underlying cases against an insured for water leaks from a residential community’s plumbing system do not plainly trigger a policy’s exclusion for liability arising from new construction of more than 10 residential homes, a Texas federal magistrate judge said April 13 (Mesa Underwriters Specialty Insurance Co. v. Gonzales Plumbing Co., et al., No. 19-1, W.D. Texas, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 64704)....