No Coverage Owed For Water Damage Caused By Faulty Workmanship

Mealey's (October 28, 2020, 11:17 AM EDT) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — A homeowners insurer did not breach its contract or act in bad faith in denying a water damage claim caused by a leak in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system’s condensate drainpipe because the policy’s exclusion for faulty workmanship or defective design applies as a bar to coverage, an Oklahoma federal judge said Oct. 23 (Tammy Covington, et al. v. CSAA Fire and Casualty Insurance Co., et al., No. 19-718, W.D. Okla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 197486)....