Insureds, Insurer Fail To Show Stay Of Coverage Suit Outweighs Potential Harm

Mealey's (October 2, 2019, 1:06 PM EDT) -- NORFOLK, Va. — A federal judge in Virginia on Sept. 27 denied a joint motion by a professional liability insurer and its insureds to stay the insurer’s declaratory judgment lawsuit pending the outcome of an underlying state court lawsuit, finding that they failed to justify their request for the stay “by clear and convincing circumstances” (Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company v. Kevin B. Rack, et al., No. 19-38, E.D. Va., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 167340)....