Federal Judge Enters Take-Nothing Judgment In Insurer’s Suit Against Contractor

(August 26, 2024, 1:51 PM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. —A federal judge in South Carolina entered a take-nothing judgment in an insurer’s lawsuit seeking a declaration that it had no duty to indemnify a contractor against an underlying construction defects lawsuit brought by a homeowner’s estate after finding that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to rule on the declaratory judgment action....