Bad Faith Counterclaim In Faulty Work Coverage Suit Deemed Meritless

Mealey's (December 12, 2022, 12:39 PM EST) -- HONOLULU — A federal judge in Hawaii granted summary judgment in favor of commercial general liability insurers on a bad faith counterclaim brought by a developer in a coverage dispute over whether the insurers owe a contractor and developer a duty to defend in an underlying lawsuit over several construction defects discovered at a condominium project, ruling that the developer’s counterclaim is “procedurally and substantively infirm.”...