Federal Judge: Construction Contract Did Not Require Continuing Coverage

(January 24, 2024, 1:57 PM EST) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — Finding that an insurer had no duty to defend a construction company as an additional insured in a dispute over damages to a Hard Rock Hotel location because the terms of the original contract included no requirements to maintain insurance beyond the final payment date for the project, a federal judge in California granted the insurer’s motion for summary judgment in a dispute brought by another insurer....