Insurer Breached Duty To Defend Subcontractor By Withdrawing, Federal Judge Says

(January 9, 2024, 1:35 PM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — An insurer had a duty to defend a subcontractor in a dispute alleging that the subcontractor installed faulty concrete in a parking garage and breached this duty by withdrawing its defense before the resolution of the case, a federal judge in California found Jan. 8, granting a motion for partial summary judgment from another insurer that sought equitable contribution after it was left to defend the subcontractor on its own....