Subcontractor’s Insurer Has Duty To Defend Developer In Defects Suit, Judge Says

( May 13, 2026, 11:05 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — In a case brought by a developer’s insurer against a subcontractor’s insurer, a federal judge in New York granted summary judgment to the developer’s insurer, finding that the subcontractor’s insurer owed a duty to defend the developer as an additional insured in an underlying case alleging that the subcontractor’s work may have contributed to water damage in a mixed-use building....