Insurer Seeks $340,000 Deductible on $1.2 Million Paid for Drywall Defense, Settlements

MOBILE, Ala. - Scottsdale Insurance Co. has filed an amended coverage complaint in Alabama, adding dozens of companies it says are jointly and severally liable for $340,000 in unpaid deductibles on the more than $1.3 million the insurer has paid to defend and settle Chinese drywall claims. Scottsdale Insurance Co. v. The Mitchell Company Inc., et al., No. 11-578 (S.D. Ala.).

The amended complaint was filed April 3 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama and seeks a determination of contractual obligations under four commercial general liability policies issued to The Mitchell Co. and its parent, JDC …