(October 5, 2023, 7:53 AM EDT) -- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A federal judge in Alabama has denied contractors’ motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction a declaratory judgment action filed against them by their preferred business insurer, finding that the court has subject matter jurisdiction because the parties are diverse and the cost of defending the underlying state court action against them exceeds the $75,000 amount in controversy and that the lack of a judgment in the underlying action does not mean that the federal court lacks standing under Article III of the U.S. Constitution....