Dismissal Of Faulty Stucco Coverage Suit Appeal Sought After Settlement Reached

Mealey's (May 3, 2023, 11:33 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A contractor and its insurer asked the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to dismiss with prejudice the insurer’s appeal of a federal district court’s issuance of a reduced attorney fee award in a coverage lawsuit stemming from the law firm’s representation of the contractor in an underlying lawsuit over a subcontractor’s alleged defective stucco work on several homes in a subdivision, stating that the parties have reached “a full and final settlement of the dispute between them.”...