(October 2, 2024, 10:19 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Granting an insured’s motion for partial summary judgment, a federal judge in Illinois held that an insurer has a duty to defend the insured against an underlying action alleging that the insured’s excavation work on ultraviolet disinfection facilities caused the collapse of an embankment supporting tracks for a line on the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and has a duty to indemnify the insured against a second lawsuit brought by the project’s general contractor....