Judge Dismisses Intervening Insurer’s Complaint Against Subcontractors’ Insurers

Mealey's (February 18, 2022, 12:20 PM EST) -- LEXINGTON, Ky. — The insurer of a general contractor lacks standing to bring an intervening complaint against the insurers of two subcontractors that the general contractor claims used a chemically incompatible cleaner on the chlorinated polyvinyl chloride piping (CPVC) of a mixed-use building during construction, causing leaks in the building’s sprinkler suppression and fire suppression systems, because “Kentucky is not a ‘direct action’ jurisdiction,” a federal judge in the commonwealth ruled Feb. 15, granting the subcontractors’ insurers’ motion to dismiss the intervening complaint against them....