( July 15, 2025, 8:01 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas granted in part and denied in part cross-motions for summary judgment in a case in which a homebuilder alleges that its general liability insurer breached their contract by denying coverage for underlying construction defects claims and refusing to participate in settlement negotiations related to the underlying claims, finding that the claims constituted property damage under the policy and that the builder had shown that the insurer had breached the contract by not participating in the settlement negotiations, but agreeing with the insurer that it had the right, but not the duty, to defend the homebuilder in the suits....