1st Circuit Affirms Insurer Has No Duty To Defend Contractor On Different Grounds

Mealey's ( November 11, 2024, 1:14 PM EST) -- BOSTON — The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 8 affirmed a Massachusetts federal court’s order of final judgment in favor of a commercial general liability insurer and two intervenor plaintiffs in a declaratory judgment lawsuit in which the insurer alleged that it owed a contractor and his two construction companies no duty to defend against lawsuits accusing them of breach of contract in connection with construction defects at an apartment complex in New Jersey, focusing on the policy’s “your work” exclusion in finding that coverage is barred....