Professional Liability Insurer, Insured Dismiss Dispute Over Architectural Defects

Mealey's (November 20, 2019, 9:34 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — An architectural firm insured and its professional liability insurer on Nov. 12 filed a voluntary stipulation of dismissal of the insurer’s declaratory judgment lawsuit disputing coverage for an underlying lawsuit alleging damages in a house that was designed by the insured one week after a federal judge in Illinois held that the insurer has no duty to defend the insured  (Wesco Insurance Company v. Elements Architectural Group, Inc., No. 18-2743, N.D. Ill., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 192346)....