Federal Magistrate Grants Limited Extension Of Service Deadline In Coverage Dispute

Mealey's (May 18, 2021, 2:04 PM EDT) -- TOPEKA, Kan. — The same day an insurer responded to an order to show cause, a federal magistrate judge in Kansas on May 17 granted a limited extension of the deadline for an insurer to serve defendants with its lawsuit disputing directors and officers liability coverage for underlying shareholder claims, directing the insurer to file proof of service or waivers of service or voluntarily dismiss its lawsuit by June 7....