Spirtas Co. v. Nautilus Ins. Co.

Spirtas was hired to demolish a bridge and it hired a subcontractor for the blasting and demolition. The full demolition took more time and resources to complete. Spirtas incurred additional costs, and the general contractor withheld some payment from Spirtas. Spirtas made a claim under its commercial general liability policy with Nautilus and, after Nautilus denied the claim, Spirtas sued for declaratory judgment and vexatious refusal to pay. The court concluded that the district court correctly held that Exclusions (j)(5), (j)(6), and (m) of the policy precluded coverage. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment. View "Spirtas Co. v. Nautilus Ins. Co." on Justia Law