Negligence Claim Against Broker Is Ripe For Adjudication, Federal Judge Rules  

Mealey's (July 16, 2021, 8:37 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge in the District of Columbia on July 13 denied an insurance broker’s motion to dismiss an insured’s negligence claim arising from insurers’ denial of coverage for alleged structural damage to the insured’s newly built facility, finding that the insured’s purported harm due to the insurers’ coverage denial renders its claim against the broker as ripe as its claims against the insurer....