Contractor’s Insurer Must Defend Developers For Water, Other Damages

( July 11, 2025, 8:58 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A contractor’s commercial general liability insurer agreed to defend the developers of a residential development as additional insureds, and the homeowners’ subsequent filing of an action alleging that the contractor’s improper installation of concrete flatwork and foundation systems caused water intrusion and other damage to their homes triggered the insurer’s duty to defend, a federal judge in California ruled....