Insurer Owes Defense For Suits Arising Out Of Exposure To Legionella Bacteria

(October 25, 2022, 9:45 AM EDT) -- RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court’s ruling that an insurer owes coverage to its insureds for underlying bodily injury suits arising out of an exposure to Legionella bacteria from water circulating in the insureds’ hot tubs that were displayed during a state fair because it is not clear whether the Legionella bacteria was on or within a building or structure as required for the policy’s fungi or bacteria exclusion to apply as a bar to coverage....

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