Judge Grants Substitution Motion In Hurricane Coverage Row With Insolvent Insurer

(November 27, 2023, 8:51 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana federal judge granted a motion to substitute the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA) as a defendant in a property owner’s breach of contract and bad faith suit against its now-insolvent insurer that purportedly failed to cover alleged losses from Hurricane Ida, finding that substituting LIGA as a defendant is permitted in an action  seeking to resolve covered claims....