Duty-To-Indemnify Claim Premature Where Subcontractor’s Liability Not Determined

Mealey's (October 5, 2021, 10:10 AM EDT) -- BATON ROUGE, La. — The insurer of a subcontractor that was named as a defendant in another insurer’s lawsuit seeking to recover settlement payments made on behalf of the general contractor for an allegedly defective apartment complex renovation was premature in bringing a duty-to-indemnify claim as the lawsuit by the general contractor’s insurer is not yet resolved, a federal judge in Louisiana ruled Sept. 8....