Judge Lifts Stay In Action Over Coverage Of Underlying Negligence Suit

( February 20, 2026, 1:30 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California lifted the state in an action brought by an insurer disputing coverage for an underlying negligence suit brought against its interior designer insured; the parties had recently filed a joint status report informing the judge of a settlement in the underling action and an agreement that the stay in the coverage action should be lifted....