A federal district court declined to issue a declaratory judgment because it did not want to "wade into an insurance coverage fray" that would likely be resolved in an underlying wrongful death suit.The U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico declined to rule on Illinois National Insurance Co.'s declaratory judgment action on Monday, and stayed the action until the resolution of the underlying wrongful death suit. The case of Illinois National Insurance Co. v. United Drilling, Inc. arose when Sergio Montano-Moreno was electrocuted by a power line while working for United Drillin...
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