Appeal Of Subrogation Waiver Ruling Dismissed After Parties Reach Settlement

(December 28, 2022, 8:30 AM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — In a one-paragraph order, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal of a Pennsylvania federal court’s ruling that insurers cannot bring claims against a contractor and subcontractor in a negligence lawsuit stemming from a property fire because the insurers are subrogees of the owners of the unit that was damaged and a homeowners association, who are subject to a valid subrogation waiver after the parties reached the terms of an undisclosed settlement agreement....