Federal Judge Stays Defect Coverage Case While State Action Continues

( March 19, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California granted a motion to stay filed by a condominium developer and general contractor in a declaratory judgment case the general contractor’s insurer filed against them over coverage for an arbitration award regarding construction defects, finding that continuing the case would be largely duplicative of a case involving nearly identical insurance policies between the parties....