Insurer’s Suit Arising Out Of Bat Contamination Claim Must Be Dismissed, Judge Says

Mealey's (January 30, 2019, 11:41 AM EST) -- DETROIT — An insurer’s suit seeking a declaration that it owes no coverage for contamination caused by an infestation of bats in a home insured under a landlord’s policy must be dismissed because a coverage determination cannot be made until the underlying suit is resolved, a Michigan federal judge said Jan. 29 (Allstate Indemnity Co. v. Pamela Ross, et al., No.  18-12563, E.D. Mich., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14160)....