Insurer Granted Summary Judgment Only As To Damages From Work-Stop Order

Mealey's (July 7, 2022, 1:50 PM EDT) -- CONCORD, N.H. — A federal judge in New Hampshire on July 5 ruled that an insurer is entitled to summary judgment limited only to a contractor’s claim for stipulated damages imposed through a work-stop order imposed in response to faulty concrete work performed by a subcontractor that caused damage to a building, but denied the insurer’s motion as to the contractor’s claim for stipulated damages based on the two-month period when the contractor was forced to repair water damage that resulted from the subcontractor’s faulty work....