Judge Dismisses Insurer’s Dispute Over Defense Owed For Construction Defects Cases

Mealey's (January 17, 2018, 9:54 AM EST) -- ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Citing overlapping issues with an underlying state court declaratory judgment action, a North Carolina federal judge on Jan. 12 dismissed a coverage dispute between commercial general liability insurers with regard to a duty to defend a mutual insured and additional insureds in construction defects cases (Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co., et al., No. 17-253, W.D. N.C., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5655)....