South Carolina High Court Upholds Denial Of Intervention By Insurers In Defect Case

Mealey's (May 14, 2020, 12:05 PM EDT) -- COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court on May 13 affirmed the denial of commercial general liability insurers’ request to intervene in a $17.5 million construction defect case but noted that the insurers can challenge coverage for the jury verdict in a separate declaratory judgment action (Ex parte: Builders Mutual Insurance Company and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company; In re: Palmetto Pointe at Peas Island Condominium Property Owners Association, Inc., et al. v. Island Pointe, LLC, et al. v. Cornerstone Construction, et al. v. Alderman Construction, et al., No. 2019-000238, S.C. Sup., 2020 S.C. LEXIS 68)....