Contractor Owed A Defense For Some Claims In Underlying Property Damage Suit

Mealey's (May 19, 2022, 1:40 PM EDT) -- MOBILE, Ala. — A federal judge in Alabama on May 3 denied a commercial liability insurer’s motion for summary judgment, ruling that the insurer has failed to plead that no genuine issue of material fact exists showing that it owes its insured contractor a defense in an underlying property damage lawsuit stemming from the contractor’s alleged faulty work performed on a condominium complex because the insurer has failed to provide sufficient evidence supporting its assertion that the insured’s alleged faulty workmanship caused the damages alleged....