State Lacks Jurisdiction Over Carrier in Coverage Dispute

The Appeals Court of Massachusetts overturned a trial court’s assertion of personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state insurance carrier for a coverage dispute. D.F. Pray Inc. is a Rhode Island corporation with a principal place of business in Massachusetts. In January 2014, Pray was the general contractor on an office renovation project in New York. It subcontracted the drywall work to Xtreme Drywall & Acoustics Inc., a New York corporation. The subcontract required Xtreme to indemnify Pray for any losses caused by Xtreme's negligence and to name Pray as an additio...