FILE – A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation law enforcement boat patrols in the ocean in front of search and rescue efforts at the Champlain Towers South condo building, where scores of people remain missing almost a week after it partially collapsed, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. A Florida grand jury issued a lengthy list of recommendations Wednesday, Dec. 15, aimed at preventing another condominium collapse like the one that killed 98 people in June, including earlier and more frequent inspections and better waterproofing. Photo: Lynne Sladky/AP
A structural engineering firm will have to face its insurers’ claims that they have no obligation to defend the firm from lawsuits filed due to the collapse of the Champlain Towers South Condominium in Surfside, a federal judge ruled Feb. 3.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland denied Morabito Consultants Inc.’s motion to dismiss the suit filed by Continental Casualty Co. and National First Insurance Company of Hartford seeking declaratory judgement. The insurers asked the court to rule they have no obligation to defend or indemnify Morabito in connection with other suits.
