Insurer’s Indemnification Duty Is Not Ripe For Ruling, Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (April 22, 2019, 1:24 PM EDT) -- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An Alabama federal judge on April 19 granted a night club operator insured’s motion to dismiss an insurer’s claim seeking a declaration that it has no duty to indemnify the insured against an underlying “Dram Shop Act” lawsuit, finding that the issue is not ripe (Scottsdale Insurance Company v. I-20 HD Ultra Lounge, LLC, et al., No. 18-1155, N.D. Ala., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66739)....