Judge Finds Insurers Have Duty To Defend Contractor For Faulty Roof Installation

(October 3, 2023, 1:35 PM EDT) -- HOUSTON — Because there is a question of fact regarding whether a general contractor knew before the policy periods that property damage had occurred as a result of leaks in a roof it constructed, there is a potential for coverage under its commercial general liability policies and its insurers have a duty to defend it in an underlying breach of contract case, a federal judge in Texas found in denying the insurers’ motion for summary judgment and granting the contractor’s competing motion....