Split 7th Circuit Upholds Finding Of No Coverage To Contractor Under Policies

(April 30, 2024, 2:21 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A split panel of the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 29 upheld a district court’s ruling that insurers do not owe a general contractor a defense or indemnification as an additional insured in a coverage dispute stemming from a subcontractor’s defective welding work at O’Hare International Airport, finding that defects in welding and columns do not constitute “property damage” under the relevant insurance policy....