Insurer Removes $4M Suit Alleging Building Defects Caused Water Intrusion

(January 18, 2018, 2:27 PM EST) -- CHARLESTON, S.C.  — Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. says in a Jan. 4 notice of removal that an apartment complex owner’s lawsuit that alleges construction defects leading to water intrusion and termite damage have resulted in $4 million in damages belongs in federal court because complete diversity exists between the parties and damages exceed the $75,000 jurisdictional threshold (E.C. Lofts LLC v. Tauer LLC, et al., No. 18-cv-31-RMG, D. S.C.)....