New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance v. Delta Plastics Corp.

This appeal comes to us as of right, based on a dissent filed in the Appellate Division. N.J. Mfrs. Ins. Co. v. Delta Plastics Corp., 380 N.J.Super. 532, 883 A.2d 399 (2005).

The case, like its companion, Charles Beseler Co. v. O’Gorman & Young, Inc., 188 N.J. 542, 911 A.2d 47 (2006), decided today, involves application of the C.5. exclusion in a standard Workers’ Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance Policy to an employer’s claim for coverage against an employee’s common-law action. As in Beseler, the employee claims bodily injuries that resulted from employer conduct “substantially…