A divided federal appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier had a duty to defend an additional insured from a wrongful death action.
Case: United Fire & Casualty Co. v. Prate Roofing & Installations LLC, No. 19-3043, 07/30/2021, published.
Facts: SparrowHawk LLC owns two warehouses in Illinois. In 2016, SparrowHawk contracted with All Seasons Roofing Inc. to inspect the roofs. Hail damage was discovered.
All Seasons was a Tennessee company and did not have an Illinois license to perform the repairs that the warehouses required. It arranged for Prate Roofing & Installa...
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