Conn. Judge Rules On ‘Forum Shopping’ Suit Claiming Receiver’s Wrongful Rejection

Mealey's (January 18, 2023, 5:49 PM EST) -- HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut judge granted a homeowners insurer’s motion to dismiss a suit alleging that a builder’s insurer in liquidation wrongfully rejected the homeowner’s challenges to settlement of water damage claims against the builder, finding that because the homeowner’s claims have already been tried in California state and federal courts, forum non conveniens requires dismissal....