Federal Judge: Insurance Dispute Still Stayed As Underlying State Claims Continue

(June 5, 2024, 9:05 AM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A California federal judge denied a request from two insurers to lift a stay of proceedings in a coverage dispute over the insurers’ duty to defend and indemnify a contractor and subcontractor for claims that  they caused cracks to a California hospital’s floor, finding that the hospital’s settlement with the construction companies in an underlying state action did not bring about the full resolution of that case....