An insurance company that has paid out millions of dollars to the city of Miami to cover Commissioner Joe Carollo’s legal fees in a series of lawsuits is suing the city in federal court to claw back those funds.

QBE Specialty Insurance Co. filed the lawsuit May 13 in the Southern District of Florida, alleging that the company has no obligation to defend individuals named in multiple lawsuits against Carollo and the city filed in the past six years by Little Havana property owners.

William Fuller and Martin Pinilla II, along with some additional plaintiffs, filed multiple lawsuits that allege Carollo violated their individual rights by engaging in a retaliation campaign against the business owners after Fuller and Pinilla supported a Carollo election opponent. Ultimately, Fuller and Pinilla won a damages award of $63 million against Carollo last year over free-speech violations, and they are also urging a state court to remove the commissioner from office.