(November 1, 2023, 12:01 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge granted a stay in an insurer’s suit against its insured and a lessee contracting with the insured for a remodeling project, seeking rescission of policies and a declaratory judgment that there is no duty to defend and indemnify the insured in an underlying negligence suit regarding the remodeling project, finding that factors weigh in favor of a stay, including the overlapping facts in the underlying action and the declaratory judgment suit....