Judge Exercises Discretion Not To Issue Declaration As To Insurer’s Duty To Defend

Mealey's (March 8, 2019, 12:17 PM EST) -- ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida federal judge on March 5 held that “considerations of practicality and wise judicial administration” persuade him to exercise hi discretion not to issue a declaration on a commercial general liability insurer’s duty to defend and duty to indemnify a general contractor against an underlying design and construction defects lawsuit (Harleysville Worcester Insurance Company v. CB Contractors, LLC, et al., No: 17-258, M.D. Fla., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34988)....