(October 2, 2019, 4:06 PM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — A Maryland federal judge on Oct. 1 denied a defendant’s motion to stay an insurer’s suit seeking a coverage declaration for an underlying lead exposure claim and denied the defendant’s motion for certification on the proper allocation method for the lead-based exposure claim after determining that Maryland state and federal courts have established that the pro rata allocation method is the proper method for lead-based exposure claims (Allstate Insurance Co. v. Tornesha Gaines, et al., No. 19-239, D. Md., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 170042)....