Judge Stays Insurer’s Duty To Indemnify Suit Pending Outcome In Defects Case

Mealey's (April 3, 2017, 11:44 AM EDT) -- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An insurer’s declaratory judgment action against an insured contractor and a condominium association regarding the duty to indemnify an underlying construction defects suit is premature, a Florida federal judge ruled March 31, staying rather than dismissing the action pending the outcome of the underlying suit (Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Nassau Builders Inc., et al., No. 16-921, M.D. Fla., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48526)....