Archer Western - De Moya Joint Venture v. Ace American Insurance Co.

  1. October 16, 2025

    Future Of 'Ambiguous' Defect Exclusion Remains To Be Seen

    The LEG-3 exclusion, a defect exclusion developed by the London Engineering Group, stood largely untested for nearly three decades, but just two years after a Washington, D.C., federal court found the exclusion to be ambiguous, policyholder attorney Angelia Wesch tells Law360 that whether the underwriting group tightens the exclusion's language remains to be seen.

  2. January 16, 2024

    Coverage Case Over Defective Miami Highway Heads To Trial

    A joint venture tasked with a Miami bridge and highway project will have its day in court against an insurer that refused to cover more than $3.6 million in construction defects, a Florida federal court found.

  3. December 19, 2023

    'Soft And Dicey' Testimony To Stay In Concrete Coverage Row

    A Florida federal judge rejected a Chubb unit's request to exclude a material expert's testimony in a defective concrete coverage dispute, saying Tuesday that although the insurer "will have a substantial amount of legal ammunition to fire," the challenges to his views are best suited for trial.

  4. September 26, 2023

    Defective Concrete Not Covered Damage, Chubb Unit Says

    A Chubb unit asked a Florida federal judge to find that it doesn't owe $3 million to a joint venture for defective concrete on an interstate highway project in Miami, arguing its policy doesn't cover such defects.