Legal Opinion
Konover Construction Corp. v. Royal Indemnity Co.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided November 9, 2005No. 3:05CV1147(MRK)Published
1Opinion of the Court
Ruling and Order
KRAVITZ, District Judge.
This is an insurance coverage dispute between Plaintiff Konover Construction Corp. and Defendants Royal Indemnity Co. (“Royal”) and United States Fire Insurance Co. (“US Fire”). Briefly stated, Royal and U.S. Fire were the primary and umbrella liability carriers, respectively, for Soneco/Northeastern, Inc., a subcontractor hired by Konover. Two workers (Richard Arehambault and Dubie Sowell) were injured in a construction accident, and they sued Soneco and Konover in state court. After Soneco was dismissed from the underlying state court actions, -…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wilton v. Seven Falls Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Youell v. Exxon Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- National Union Fire Insurance v. CoricDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1996
- Bridgeport MacHines, Inc. v. Alamo Iron Works, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1999