Judge Sends Excess Insurer’s Coverage Dispute Over Toxic Fumes To Parallel Lawsuit

Mealey's (November 20, 2018, 12:12 PM EST) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — An excess insurer’s case against Lumber Liquidators Inc. regarding coverage for lawsuits alleging injuries as a result of toxic levels of formaldehyde in the insured’s laminate flooring was dismissed Nov. 16 after a Virginia federal judge found it more efficient to have the dispute resolved in an earlier-filed and parallel Wisconsin state court lawsuit (St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. v. Lumber Liquidators Inc., et al., No. 18-2820, E.D. Va.)....