Judge Orders Insurer To Join Contractor, Subcontractor To Declaratory Suit

(August 21, 2023, 2:07 PM EDT) -- MIAMI — A federal judge in Florida on Aug. 18 ordered a commercial general liability insurer to join a general contractor and a subcontractor to its declaratory action against the subcontractor’s CGL insurers related to the defense and indemnification of the general contractor in an underlying construction defects suit, agreeing with a magistrate judge that they are indispensable parties and should be joined to the action....