Defense Owed To Insured Over Alleged Defectively Installed Pipes, Judge Says

Mealey's (October 12, 2020, 11:14 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — An insurer’s duty to defend was triggered for $1.4 million in damages for allegedly defectively installed piping in a construction project, a Washington federal judge ruled Oct. 9, granting partial summary judgment to an insured (The Phoenix Insurance Company v. Diamond Plastics Corporation, No. 19-1983, W.D. Wash., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 188222)....