( March 1, 2023, 1:31 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California trial court correctly found that an insurer owed no duty to defend or indemnify its insured contractor in a construction defects lawsuit stemming from its building of a home because the claims brought against the contractor are barred by the policy’s contractors warranty exclusion, a California appellate court panel said Feb. 28 in affirming judgment in favor of the insurer....