Federal Judge: No Coverage Owed For Alleged Damage Occurring Before Policy Start

Mealey's (February 3, 2022, 9:52 AM EST) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida on Jan. 19 granted an insurer’s summary judgment motion in a coverage dispute related to an underlying waterproofing construction defects action, finding that because the “occurrence” of the waterproofing company’s alleged defective work “was, at minimum, ‘in the process of occurring’ as of the start of the policy period, the consequent damage is plainly excluded from coverage under the Prior Occurrence and Pre-Existing Damage Exclusion.”...