Insurer Permitted To File Third-Party Complaint In Water Damage Dispute

Mealey's (March 5, 2019, 9:26 AM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — An insurer involved in a water damage coverage dispute is permitted to file a third-party complaint against the property restoration company hired to remediate the insureds’ home because the insureds will not be prejudiced by the filing of the complaint and the request to file the complaint was timely filed, a California federal judge said Feb. 14 (Gerald May, et al. v. Allstate Insurance Co., et al., No. 18-2632, S.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24559)....