Indemnification Claim In Negligent Work Coverage Dispute Unripe

(June 1, 2022, 9:26 AM EDT) -- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An insurer’s claim for declaratory relief, in which it seeks a determination that it is not required to indemnify its insureds for any damages against them in an underlying lawsuit stemming from the insureds’ alleged negligent work on a construction site, is not ripe and must be dismissed because liability has not been determined in the underlying suit, a federal judge in Alabama ruled May 17 in dismissing the claim....