Primary Insurer Owes Duty To Defend Insured Against Legionnaires’ Disease Suit

Mealey's (February 16, 2023, 4:44 PM EST) -- ROANOKE, Va. — A primary insurer owes a duty to defend its insured against an underlying suit arising out of exposure to Legionella bacteria at an insured hotel because an exception to the primary insurance policy’s bacteria exclusion is ambiguous and must be construed in favor of coverage, a Virginia federal judge said Feb. 15....