Judge Says Insurer Has No Duty To Defend, Indemnify In Underlying Defect Suit

Mealey's (April 28, 2022, 11:49 AM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — After granting partial summary judgment to an insurer last month, finding that it had no duty to defend in a construction defect suit, a Virginia federal judge on April 21 granted the insurer’s motion for reconsideration and vacated the March opinion and order, finding that because the insurer has no duty to defend its insured in an underlying state court action, it “has no duty to indemnify any party in the underlying action.”...

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