( February 12, 2026, 11:56 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge in the District of Columbia granted a professional liability insurer’s motion for a default judgment against its insureds in its lawsuit seeking a declaration that it has no duty to defend or indemnify them for an underlying action alleging they unlawfully took funds that were supposed to be used for the settlement of a real estate transaction, holding that the insurer established that the insureds violated a policy provision that required them to cooperate and assist the insurer in investigating and defending the underlying claims....