Insured Answers Suit After Magistrate Lifts Stay Following Liquidator’s Approval

Mealey's (February 1, 2021, 12:33 PM EST) -- SAVANNAH, Ga. — An insured on Jan. 27 answered a commercial auto insurer’s amended complaint seeking a declaration that there is no coverage for the insured, its owners and one of its employees for an underlying $112,466.57 personal injury default judgment after a federal magistrate judge in Georgia lifted the stay on the declaratory judgment action following a status report that indicated that the insurer’s appointed liquidator authorized the lawsuit....