Insurer Says It Has No Duty To Defend Builder In Homeowner's Defects Suit

Mealey's (August 27, 2020, 12:28 PM EDT) -- BILLINGS, Mont. — An insurance company filed a lawsuit in federal court in Montana on Aug. 19 against a home construction company, its owner and a homeowner suing the company over defects in his home, seeking a declaratory judgment that it has no duty to defend or indemnify the policy holder because questions exist as to whether the damages allegedly sustained by the homebuilder occurred while a policy issued to the builder was in effect and whether the lawsuit qualifies as an occurrence (Acuity Insurance Co. v. Paul Oakland Jr., et al., No. 20-129, D. Mont.)....

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