No Coverage Owed For Underlying Construction Defects Suit, Judge Says

Mealey's (March 4, 2022, 10:35 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — No coverage is owed for an insured’s faulty workmanship because the damages caused by the insured’s defective work do not constitute property damages as required by the policy and because the mold damages discovered in the home are excluded by the policy’s fungi or bacteria exclusion, an Illinois federal judge said March 2 in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment....