( February 24, 2026, 8:09 AM EST) -- BATON ROUGE, La. — An insurer’s claim seeking a declaration that it owes no duty to indemnify its insured and others named in underlying mercury exposure bodily injury suits stemming from the decommissioning of a chemical plant should be dismissed or stayed until the underlying suits are resolved because questions pertaining to the insurer’s duty to indemnify are unripe, the operator of the chemical facility and a contractor, both of which seek coverage under the insured’s policies, say in response to the insured’s motion to dismiss....