Mealey's (August 7, 2018, 9:16 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on Aug. 2 granted an insured’s motion to stay an insurer’s declaratory judgment lawsuit challenging coverage for underlying actions over a fire at a music event that killed 36 people, finding that the majority of the factors in Brillhart v. Excess Ins. Co. of Am. weigh in favor of a stay (American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida v. Russell E.L. Butler, No. 18-01973, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 130092)....