Magistrate Says Insurer’s Subrogation Claim Against Contractor Should Proceed

( January 23, 2026, 10:26 AM EST) -- AUSTIN, Texas — A federal magistrate judge in Texas recommended that a district court deny a construction company’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a case its insurer brought against it seeking to recover attorney fees it paid in defending subcontractors in an arbitration regarding allegedly negligent hotel designs and construction, finding that the insurer exclusively paid defense cost claims....