2nd Circuit Reverses Ruling In Coverage Dispute Over Fatal Construction Site Injury

Mealey's (April 9, 2018, 3:40 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 4 reversed a lower court’s ruling in favor of two business auto liability insurers in a dispute over coverage for an underlying fatal injury that occurred at a construction site, ruling that the court erred in finding that the mechanical device and employers liability exclusions relieved the insurers of their coverage obligations (Employers Insurance Company of Wausau v. Harleysville Preferred Insurance Co., et al., 16-906, 2nd Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 8499)....