Thunder Basin Coal Co. v. Zurich American Insurance

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

CATHERINE D. PERRY, District Judge.

In this insurance coverage dispute a mine owner seeks to be considered an additional insured on policies issued to one of its contractors. Two workers injured in a crane accident on the property have sued the mine owner in Wyoming. The insurance policies were issued to a contractor who did work on the site before the men were injured. The contractor’s policies say they will cover as an additional insured another party with whom the contractor had a “written contract requiring insurance.” The mine owner asserts that its construction…