Insurer Objects To Subcontractor’s Fee Request In Construction Defects Case

Mealey's (December 1, 2021, 6:15 PM EST) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — A subcontractor disregards orders issued by an Oregon federal court and contradicts its argument that its insurer’s claims against it in a dispute over coverage for construction defects in an apartment complex “always lacked an objectively reasonable basis,” the insurer argues in a Nov. 22 brief opposing the subcontractor’s request for $197,785 in attorney fees and $17,375.14 in costs....