Judge Dismisses Insurer’s Suit Against Property Owners Arising From Sinkhole Damage

Mealey's (September 11, 2019, 12:48 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in Louisiana on Aug. 26 granted property owners’ motion to dismiss an excess insurer’s breach of contract lawsuit against them, finding that he cannot “in equity and good conscience” adjudicate the insurer’s claims without its insured’s affiliate joined as a party to the lawsuit (Liberty Insurance Underwriters, Inc. v. Gustave J. Labarre, Jr., et al., No. 18-8612, E.D. La., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144512)....