Insurer Ask 7th Circuit To Reconsider Ruling That It Has Duty To Defend Architect

Mealey's ( December 11, 2024, 11:29 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — A commercial general liability insurer filed a petition asking the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reconsider an earlier ruling that it has a duty to defend its architectural company insured against an underlying lawsuit asserting that it inadequately designed and oversaw the construction of an Iowa building, challenging the Seventh Circuit’s finding that the intervening decision by the Illinois Supreme Court in Acuity v. M/I Homes of Chicago, LLC indicates that the insurer owes an underlying defense....