J.D. Venture Corp. v. Western World Insurance

Neel, Stephen E., J.

Plaintiffs J.D. Venture Corporation and John P. Cronin2 (J.D. Venture) seek a declaration that defendant Western World Insurance Company (Western World) is obligated to defend and indemnify plaintiffs in a lawsuit brought by Shane Rabbitte (Rabbitte Action). The Rabbitte Action arises out of injuries Rabbitte suffered while working as an employee of Kerry Electric, Inc. (Kerry Electric) on a renovation project for J.D. Venture.

Western World moves for summary judgment, on the basis that the “Exclusion — Injury to Independent Contractors” provision in the commercial general…