Amerisure Objects to Stay, Seeks Resolution of Drywall Coverage Claim

MIAMI - An insurer awaiting a decision on whether it is required to provide coverage for Chinese drywall claims has accused its insured of seeking a stay in the proceedings to avoid having to respond to the insurer's motion for summary judgment. Amerisure Insurance Co. v. Albanese Popkin The Oaks Development Group, et al., No. 09-81213 (S.D. Fla.).

In a brief filed June 15 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Amerisure Insurance Co. says that defendant Albanese Popkin The Oaks Development Group has raised last-minute arguments in support of why a declaratory judgment action filed by …