Judge Refuses To Dismiss Declaratory Relief Claim in Hurricane Ian Coverage Dispute

( November 13, 2024, 8:06 AM EST) -- FORT MYERS, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida denied an insurer’s motion to dismiss an insured’s declaratory relief claim in a Hurricane Ian coverage dispute, finding that the insured has plausibly asserted a declaratory judgment claim and the issue of whether that claim is subsumed by the insured’s breach of contract claim can better be resolved at the summary judgment stage....