Insurer:  Magistrate Judge Erred In Finding Duty To Defend In Balcony Defects Suit

Mealey's (August 30, 2021, 2:30 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A federal magistrate judge in New York erred in finding that that an insurer has a duty defend property and project management service companies sued by a condominium board after the glass panels on balconies started falling and shattering because “there is simply no question” that the companies “are alleged to have engaged in strictly intentional conduct,” which is not covered under the insurance policy, an insurer says in an Aug. 25 brief....