Magistrate Judge: Insurer’s Duty To Defend, Indemnify Concrete Company Not Ripe

(May 9, 2024, 8:56 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — A federal magistrate judge in Texas recommended the stay of a declaratory judgment complaint brought by an insurer against an insured concrete company, finding that the question of whether the insurer must indemnify and defend the company against claims in a series of underlying complaints for alleged faulty installation of concrete is not yet ripe for consideration....