Mealey's (April 28, 2023, 12:46 PM EDT) -- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A federal district court lacks the necessary jurisdiction to hear an insurer’s lawsuit seeking reimbursement of attorney fees and costs associated with representing a contractor in an underlying construction defects lawsuit because the insurer has failed to show that while none of the parties resides within the state of Alabama, the court still has jurisdiction to hear the insurer’s claims, a federal judge in Alabama ruled in dismissing without prejudice....