Negligence Claims Do Not Qualify As ‘Occurrence’ Under Condo Policy, Judge Rules

Mealey's (June 24, 2019, 1:26 PM EDT) -- BAY CITY, Mich. — A federal judge in Michigan on June 20 held that underlying claims against a condominium unit owner fail to qualify as an “occurrence” under a Condominium Unitowners insurance policy, granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment in its lawsuit seeking a declaration that it has no duty to continue to defend or indemnify against two underlying civil lawsuits brought against its insured (State Farm Fire And Casualty Company v Robert DeLand, et al., No. 18-13077, E.D. Mich., Northern Div., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 102920)....