Magistrate Finds Insurer Had Duty To Defend Mutual Insured In Defects Suit

(October 10, 2023, 10:28 AM EDT) -- EL PASO, Texas — A commercial general liability insurer had a duty to defend its electrical contractor insured in an underlying construction defects action, but genuine issues of material fact preclude a ruling on whether it had a duty to indemnify the contractor, a federal magistrate judge in Texas found, recommending that the insurer be required to pay its share of defense costs as sought by the insured’s other CGL insurers....