Judge:  Ongoing Operations Exclusion Bars Insurance For Defects Arbitration Demand

Mealey's (August 2, 2019, 1:48 PM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A commercial general liability policy’s ongoing operations exclusion precludes coverage for construction defects to a swim club and pavilion building, a federal judge in New Jersey ruled July 31, also finding that a subcontractor exception to the “your work” exclusion does not apply to the ongoing operations exclusion (PJR Construction of New Jersey Inc. v. Valley Forge Insurance Co., et al., No. 17-4219, D. N.J., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 127973)....