Federal Judge Orders Defense Costs Split In Additional Insured Case

Mealey's (June 28, 2021, 2:25 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A general contractor’s insurer “cannot shift onto a subcontractor the burden to provide a complete defense for a suit including claims against only a general contractor,” a federal judge in California ruled June 9, granting summary judgment in a dispute over interpretation of an additional insured endorsement and excess provisions in favor of the subcontractor’s insurer and ordering each of the insurers to provide half of the defense costs in the underlying case....