9th Circuit Agrees That Insurers Must Share Defense Costs In Home Remodel Defects Suit

Mealey's (September 28, 2022, 4:37 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A federal district court in California did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of the subcontractor’s insurer and ordering each of the insurers to provide half of the defense costs in the underlying case in a dispute over interpretation of an additional insured endorsement and excess provisions, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed....