Mealey's ( December 2, 2024, 10:23 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that a commercial general liability insurer has a duty to defend its architectural company insured against an underlying lawsuit asserting that it inadequately designed and oversaw the construction of an Iowa building, finding that the intervening decision by the Illinois Supreme Court in Acuity v. M/I Homes of Chicago, LLC indicates that the insurer owes an underlying defense....