CGL Carrier Must Defend Roofing Contractor From Suit by Subcontractor's Injured Employee

A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a commercial general liability insurance carrier had an obligation to provide a defense to a roofing contractor who was sued by a subcontractor’s injured employee. Case: Century Surety Co. v. All In One Roofing, Nos. 2015-12457, 2016-01297 and 2016-01720, 10/18/2017, published. Facts: All In One Roofing entered into a contract with the McAlpine Construction Co. to install a roof on a building owned by 10 Leonard Street LLC and 10 Boulevard LLC. All In One subcontracted the work to Vasyl Berezhanskyy, and Berezhanskyy hired Zde...