Insurer’s Motion To Dismiss Third-Party Claims Under Direct Action Statute Denied

Mealey's (September 7, 2023, 3:01 PM EDT) -- BATON ROUGE, La. — Finding it “plausible that the $4 million aggregate limit may yet apply” to damages resulting from a sprinkler leak, a federal judge in Louisiana denied a commercial general liability insurer’s motion to dismiss third-party complaints filed against it under the state’s direct action statute seeking to recover for the alleged negligence of a general contractor and subcontractors....