Warehouse Owner Argues For Right To Sue Lessee’s Property Insurance Holders

Mealey's (January 9, 2017, 7:32 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — Under Florida law, the law that should be applied to the present case, a third party may sue a lessee’s insurer in a case involving negligence for insufficient insurance or failure to procure requested coverage even if the third-party is not a named party in the policy, a warehouse owner argues in an Oct. 14 appellant brief filed in the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Emerald Coast Finest Produce Company, Inc. v. Alterra American Insurance Co., et al., No. 16-60471, 5th Cir.)....