Insured Seeks Judgment, Citing Policy Exclusions, Contractor’s Misrepresentations

Mealey's (December 10, 2021, 1:41 PM EST) -- NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An insurer on Dec. 8 urged a federal court in Tennessee to award it summary judgment in its suit seeking a declaration that it has no duty to defend or indemnify a contractor insured in an underlying suit over defects in the construction of a firearms store and shooting range’s concrete pad, arguing that the contractor provided incorrect information in his application for a commercial general liability insurance policy and that the “unambiguous” language of the policy precludes coverage....