( May 6, 2026, 10:54 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California issued a pretrial order on an insurer’s declaratory relief claims and the insured’s remaining counterclaims for breach of contract, violation of California Business and Professions Code Section 17200 and declaratory relief five days after ruling on cross-motions for summary judgment that the insurer had a continuing duty to defend its insured even after the defamation claim in the underlying lawsuit was dismissed....