Magistrate Judge Chooses To Dismiss Insurer’s Action Against Roofing Company

( March 12, 2026, 1:15 PM EDT) -- MONROE, La. — A federal magistrate judge in Louisiana decided to dismiss rather than stay an insurer’s declaratory judgment action against its insured roofing company pending a final determination in an underlying state action, finding that a stay would have the same practical effect as a dismissal....