Federal Judge Finds No Jurisdiction Over Insurer’s Duty To Indemnify Contractor

(January 8, 2024, 1:13 PM EST) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — Finding that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to rule on a declaratory judgment action brought by an insurance company that sought a declaration that it did not have a duty to indemnify a contractor and a homeowner’s estate while an underlying action is outstanding in state court, a federal judge in South Carolina dismissed the insurer’s complaint without prejudice....