Judge Adopts Report And Recommendation Finding Insurer Owes Contractor A Defense

( October 23, 2026, 12:09 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York adopted a magistrate judge’s recommendation finding that a subcontractor’s insurer had a duty to defend a general contractor in an underlying action over property damage after a busway duct explosion, agreeing that the underlying action alleges damages to the property beyond the contractor’s own work, which created the possibility of coverage under the policy....