Magistrate Judge Dismisses Contractor’s Amended Counterclaims Against Insurer

Mealey's (August 10, 2021, 1:22 PM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A California federal judge on Aug. 5 dismissed an insured contractor’s counterclaims for breach of contract and anticipatory breach of contract against an insurer after determining that the contractor failed to show how the failure to appoint independent counsel was a breach of contract and failed to support the claim for anticipatory breach of contract....