Insurer Has No Duty To Defend Contractor Against Faulty Pool Design Claims

Mealey's (January 9, 2023, 11:26 AM EST) -- SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A commercial general liability insurer has no obligation to defend a contractor against claims made in an underlying lawsuit by a woman alleging that the contractor was negligent in the design and construction of a lap pool at a fitness center because the contractor was not covered under the policy as a corporation and because the woman’s injuries were not the result of an “occurrence” as defined under the policy, a federal judge in Indiana ruled in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment....