( August 21, 2026, 8:32 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York found that an insurer owed a piping contractor a duty to defend against an underlying action regarding damage due to leaking pipes the contractor installed at three properties because damage to one of the properties occurred during the policy period, but that it was premature to determine whether the insurer had a duty to indemnify the contractor because the underlying action has not yet been resolved and it is possible that a policy exclusion could preclude the duty to indemnify....