Lacking Jurisdiction, 4th Circuit Dismisses Contractor’s Insurer’s Appeal

(July 14, 2023, 2:30 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has dismissed an insurer’s appeal of a district court’s ruling that it had a duty to defend a general contractor in an underlying construction defects action, finding that even if the interlocutory order was injunctive and required the insurer to take action, because the underlying case has settled, it has no jurisdiction to hear the appeal....