( October 11, 2023, 2:19 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 10 affirmed a lower court’s ruling in favor of a professional liability insurer in a declaratory judgment and breach of contract lawsuit brought by a lawyer insured, agreeing with the lower court that the insurer has no duty to defend the insured’s construction management company against a lawsuit arising from a home renovation project because the underlying complaint fails to allege professional services that the insured provided as a lawyer to trigger coverage....