( March 29, 2024, 12:29 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — After the parties said they had reached a settlement, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal brought by a subcontractor’s insurer that sought reversal of an Illinois federal judge’s finding that an underlying complaint involving the failure of pavement at a Michigan outlet mall did not allege an “occurrence” or “property damage” to trigger a second insurer’s duty to defend....