Mealey's (August 27, 2020, 12:31 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — An 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Aug. 18 affirmed a federal judge in Florida's ruling granting in part a motion for attorney fees filed by a plaintiff insurance company for a homebuilder seeking a declaration that it had no duty to defend or indemnify the policyholder, finding that complete diversity between the parties was restored after a defendant insurance company for the homeowner was dismissed as a dispensable party under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 21 after it settled with the plaintiff company (Mid-Continent Casualty Insurance Co. v. JWN Construction Inc., et al., No. 20-10079, 11th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 26151)....