Judge Refuses To Stay Employers Liability Coverage Suit Over Fireworks Explosion

Mealey's (April 29, 2020, 10:09 AM EDT) -- KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A federal judge in Kansas on April 27 refused to stay a commercial general liability insurer’s declaratory judgment action disputing coverage for an underlying bodily injury lawsuit brought against the insured, finding that the balance of the five factors in State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Mhoon weigh against staying the declaratory judgment lawsuit pending resolution of the underlying action (Everest Indemnity Insurance Company v. Jake's Fireworks, Inc., et al., No. 19-2620, D. Kan., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73234)....