Fact Issues Remain As To Whether Insurer Was Prejudiced By Notice Delay

Mealey's (July 26, 2022, 9:23 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California on July 11 ruled that an insurer is not entitled to partial summary judgment on its claim that it is not obligated to reimburse an insured general contractor for costs incurred in underlying arbitration proceedings stemming from the contactor’s alleged failure to properly secure a building in advance of a hurricane for costs incurred before Feb. 5, 2020, because issues of fact remain as to whether the insurer was prejudiced by the contractor’s delay in notifying it of a counterclaim filed against the contractor....