National Union Fire Insurance v. Turner Construction Co.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Saxe, J.

This declaratory judgment action involving insurance coverage arises out of an underlying action brought by a building owner against its contractors after a piece of the exterior wall of its 42-story office building under construction in Jersey City fell to the street from the eighth-story level.

*105Defendant GSJC 30 Hudson Urban Renewal, LLC (GSJC) is the owner of the Jersey City property. GSJC retained defendant Turner Construction Company to serve as general contractor for a construction project on the property, and Turner subcontracted with defendant Permasteelisa…