( July 23, 2026, 11:39 AM EDT) -- FORT MYERS, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida granted a subcontractor’s motion to dismiss a roofer’s negligence claim in a third-party complaint within an action over insurance coverage for damage from roofing repairs the subcontractor performed, finding that the claim is barred by the independent tort doctrine because it is not separate from the roofer’s breach of contract claim....