Judge Denies Insurer’s Summary Judgment Bid Over Contractor’s Forgery Claims

(June 3, 2024, 10:54 AM EDT) -- CLEVELAND — A federal judge in Ohio granted an insurer’s motion to strike a sur-reply filed by the owner of a contractor company without prior approval in a dispute over the contractor’s duty to reimburse the insurer for certain fees but denied the insurer’s motion for summary judgment, finding that the owner’s assertion that his signature had been forged on an indemnity agreement raises a genuine dispute of material facts....