Wisconsin Majority Affirms Coverage Ruling In Dispute Over Pool Construction

Mealey's (June 22, 2023, 1:37 PM EDT) -- MADISON, Wis. —A majority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed an appellate panel’s reversal of a trial court’s ruling that there was no insurance coverage as a matter of law for a pool contractor or the company that supplied the shotcrete for a project that was allegedly riddled with leaks, finding that a trier of fact could determine that the water leakage and consequent cracks in the inground pool, as well as the damage to the surrounding soil, constituted property damage that was caused by an occurrence....