American States Insurance v. Delean's Tile

¶1 — Six townhouse unit owners entered into a construction contract with Lawless Construction Corporation, Inc. The owners hired Lawless to repair construction deficiencies at their property that had been caused by the original developer. Lawless then subcontracted with Delean’s Tile & Marble, LLC (Delean), to assist in repairing some of the damage. Delean was insured by American States Insurance Company at the time, and Lawless was made an additional insured under Delean’s policy. Some of Delean’s work was defective, and when Delean refused to return and fix the defective work, Lawless paid…