California Judge Finds Insurer Need Not Cover Damages Caused By Subcontractor

( February 29, 2024, 9:26 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California judge has dismissed with prejudice a building owner and general contractor’s lawsuit seeking payment from a subcontractor’s insurer for an underlying $1.1 million default judgment entered against the subcontractor, agreeing with the insurer that coverage is barred by a policy exclusion precluding coverage for damage caused by the subcontractor’s faulty work....