Atain Specialty Insurance Company v. First Response Waterproofing and General Contracting LLC et al

  1. August 17, 2023

    Insurer Off The Hook For Contractor's Negligence Defense

    A Massachusetts federal judge ruled that an insurer has no duty to defend a waterproofing contractor from a state court negligence suit, declaring that its commercial general liability policy was successfully canceled before the start of the underlying project.

  2. May 11, 2023

    Contractor's Policy Canceled Before Damage, Insurer Says

    An insurer told a Massachusetts federal court Thursday it shouldn't have to defend or indemnify a contractor accused in an underlying suit of being negligent in its waterproofing installation, arguing the policy was canceled before the contractor began working on the project.