Default Judgment Granted Against Contractors In Consulting Coverage Suit

Mealey's (November 1, 2022, 2:41 PM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal judge in South Carolina granted an insurer’s motion for default judgment against a general contractor and an insured subcontractor in a coverage lawsuit seeking a declaration that the insurer owes no duty to defend or indemnify the defendants in an underlying construction defects lawsuit, ruling that while the defendants were properly serviced with summonses and the complaint, they failed to timely respond to the lawsuit....