Judge Refuses To Dismiss Contractor’s Coverage Suit Arising From Hotel Collapse

( September 17, 2024, 12:21 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in Louisiana denied builders risk insurers’ motion to dismiss a contractor’s breach of contract lawsuit seeking additional insured coverage for its $89,877,694 in losses arising from the aftermath of the partial collapse of a Hard Rock Hotel project in New Orleans, rejecting the insurers’ contention that the contractor’s lawsuit is untimely....