Judge Dismisses Insurer’s Suit Over Coverage For Construction Defects

Mealey's (February 3, 2021, 12:33 PM EST) -- GULFPORT, Miss.  — A federal judge in Mississippi on Feb. 1 dismissed without prejudice an insurer’s declaratory judgment lawsuit against a contractor and a couple accusing the contractor of construction defects, finding that the court should abstain from presiding over the case after the homeowners amended a state court lawsuit to assert claims against the insurer....