Duty To Defend Triggered In Coverage Dispute By Damage Claims, Judge Rules

(February 20, 2024, 1:50 PM EST) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal judge in South Carolina on Feb. 16 denied an insurer’s motion for summary judgment in an insurance coverage dispute over a subcontractor’s allegedly faulty installation of siding on a series of townhomes, finding that claims about the damage in the underlying complaint trigger the insurer’s duty to defend the contractor....