Judge: Fact Issues Remain On Insurer’s Breach Of Contract, Contractual Indemnity Claims

Mealey's (November 30, 2020, 9:44 AM EST) -- JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi federal judge on Nov. 23 denied summary judgment to a subcontractor on an insurer’s contractual indemnity and breach of contract claims related to the settlement of a construction dispute involving 1,000 homes near an U.S. Air Force (USAF) base because genuine issues of material fact exist as to the insurer’s assignment of rights (Illinois Union Insurance Company v. Heil Builders, Inc., et al., No. 19-365, S.D. Miss., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 218956)....