First Mercury Insurance Company v. First Florida Building Corporation et al

  1. January 04, 2023

    Insurer Must Defend Building Co. In Employee Injury Suit

    First Mercury Insurance Co. must defend a homebuilder in a construction worker's personal injury suit, a Florida federal court ruled, rejecting the insurer's bid to have evidence considered outside the underlying complaint and homebuilder's policy concerning the worker's employment status.

  2. September 06, 2022

    Insurer Must Defend Construction Co. For Now, Judge Rules

    A Crum & Forster unit cannot yet avoid coverage of a home builder facing a personal injury suit from a worker who said he fell through a roof at an apartment construction site, a Florida federal judge ruled, finding the worker's employment status in the underlying litigation is still contested.