( March 27, 2025, 12:23 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A federal judge in Washington granted two motions to stay in favor of a contractor and subcontractor who were sued by the subcontractor’s insurer for declaratory relief regarding the insurer’s duty to defend the contractor and subcontractor in an underlying state court lawsuit against the contractor, finding that a stay is necessary because the insurer’s suit and the underlying lawsuit filed by a real estate developer revolve around the same facts regarding the installation of metal paneling on a building in Seattle....