A design firm’s insurance claim that was considered too vague by a federal judge may cost the University of Pittsburgh a chance to recover losses under an architects and engineers general liability policy that insured the designer.
In deciding the case in federal district court in New York City, the judge recently rejected the university’s attempt to force Ballinger Co.’s insurance provider, Lexington Insurance Co., Boston, to cover millions in damages stemming from delays that postponed completion for a year on a building addition on the University of Pittsburgh campus.