Mealey's (July 30, 2020, 12:49 PM EDT) -- JASPER, Ala. — A federal judge in Alabama on July 29 dismissed as unripe an insurer's declaratory judgment claim on its duty to indemnify a negligent construction action but allowed the insurer to proceed on a similar claim regarding its duty to defend (Country Mutual Insurance Company v. James Gardner, et al., No. 20-23, N.D. Ala., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 134330)....