Judge Won’t Reconsider Duty-To-Defend Ruling, Denies Attorney Fees In Defects Suit

Mealey's (April 7, 2022, 2:22 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York on March 29 refused to reconsider his September ruling that an insurer must continue to defend property and project management service companies in a suit related to persistent construction and design defects with the balconies of a condominium; in a separate ruling the same day, the judge adopted a magistrate judge’s recommendation and denied the plaintiffs’ motion for attorney fees and costs....