Federal Judge Stays Defects Coverage Suit Until Underlying Suits Are Resolved

(May 3, 2017, 4:48 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on April 26 denied an insurer’s motion for summary judgment and stayed the insurer’s suit until two underlying suits alleging claims related to the insured’s alleged negligent workmanship are resolved because there are multiple issues of material dispute that need to be resolved before a coverage decision can be made (Tokio Marine Specialty Insurance Co. v. Thompson Brooks Inc., et al., No. 17-514, N.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 63542)....