Magistrate Judge Declines Dismissal Of Insurer's Suit Over Construction Defects

Mealey's (September 17, 2020, 11:33 AM EDT) -- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A federal magistrate judge in Alabama on Sept. 16 refused to dismiss an insurer's coverage dispute over two construction defect lawsuits because the insurer's potential amount of indemnification exceeds the $75,000 jurisdictional threshold as one of the suits seeks damages of $283,872 for repairs (American Builders Insurance Co. v. Riverwood Construction LLC, et al., No. 19-1757, N.D. Ala., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169531)....