Federal Judge Dismisses Insurers’ Coverage Suit In Favor Of State Court Case

Mealey's (January 23, 2017, 12:57 PM EST) -- BALTIMORE — Finding similarities with a declaratory judgment action filed by subcontractors’ commercial general liability insurers, a Maryland federal judge on Jan. 20 dismissed a case involving a contractor’s insurers over the same duties to defend allegations of excessive radon asserted in two underlying putative class actions (Evanston Insurance Co., et al. v. Dan Ryan Builders Inc., No. 15-3419, D. Md.; 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8320)....