( May 2, 2025, 1:55 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal court issued a final judgment in favor of an insurer in its suit seeking a declaration that it has no duty to defend or indemnify its roofing contractor insured in an underlying lawsuit alleging that the insured’s negligent repair work contributed to the collapse of a building façade, killing two people; the judgment was issued two weeks after a judge ruled that the policy’s Prior Works Exclusion applies because the repair work at issue was completed before the policy’s coverage became effective....