Judge Refuses to Dismiss Reinsurer's Suit Against Ecuadorian Company

MIAMI - A Florida federal judge has refused to dismiss a suit brought by Folksamerica Reinsurance Co. against an Ecuadorian construction company for improper service, giving the plaintiff 60 days to correct lapses in service. Folksamerica Reinsurance Co. v. Constructora Del Litoral S.A., et al., No. 10-20560 (S.D. Fla.).

Senior Judge William M. Hoeveler of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued the order.

Folksamerica sued Constructora Del Litoral S.A. and its president, Jose C. Huerta, for $51,783 allegedly owed under a bond reinsurance contract. The suit, originally filed in the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court, was …