Federal Judge:  Insurer Has Duty To Defend Against Suit Alleging Faulty Design

Mealey's (July 22, 2020, 1:23 PM EDT) -- BUFFALO, N.Y. — A federal judge in New York on July 17 held that a professional liability insurer has a duty to defend against an underlying lawsuit arising from the insured's alleged "faulty" design of an anaerobic digester system, finding that the exception to the policy's express warranty exclusion applies to allow coverage (Those Certain Underwriters At Lloyd's, London, v. DVO, Inc., et al., No. 19-00252, W.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 127390)....