Suit Involving Tenant Rights Triggered Insurer’s Duty To Defend, Judge Rules

Mealey's (September 15, 2017, 1:27 PM EDT) -- HOUSTON — A Texas federal judge on Sept. 13 found that an underlying lawsuit alleging that an insured failed to timely negotiate a commercial lease agreement triggered an insurer’s duty to defend, granting the insured’s motion for summary judgment in a coverage dispute (2200 West Alabama, Inc v. Western World Insurance Co., No. 16-2244, S.D. Texas, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 148492)....