Judge Dismisses Insurer’s Duty-To-Indemnify Case On Defects Claims As Unripe

Mealey's (November 1, 2019, 10:12 AM EDT) -- FORT MYERS, Fla. — An insurer’s declaratory judgment action over its duty to indemnify a general contractor and subcontractor in a construction defects case is unripe, a Florida federal judge ruled Oct. 30, granting the general contractor’s motion to dismiss (Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. Beazer Homes LLC, et al., No. 19-454, M.D. Fla., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 187810)....