Merchants Mutual Insurance v. Laighton Homes, LLC

The plaintiff, Merchants Mutual Insurance Company (Merchants Mutual), appeals an order of the Superior Court (.McHugh, J.) granting summary judgment to defendant Laighton Homes, LLC (general contractor). The issue presented is whether a subcontractor’s commercial general liability (CGL) policy provides coverage for indemnification to a general contractor for a claim brought by the subcontractor’s employee against the general contractor. The superior court ruled that the general contractor’s indemnity claims were covered by the subcontractor’s policy. We reverse and remand.

The record reflects…