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Appeals Court hears insurance and liability disputes in fatal construction-accident case
Summary
The Appeals Court considered competing arguments over a fatal 2014 construction accident, OSHA compliance, and whether insurers reasonably determined indemnity exposure.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court heard argument in Rice and Another v. East Coast Building Materials LLC and Another concerning a 2014 construction accident in which a pallet of sheetrock fell and killed Steven Reese. Liberty Mutual, as subrogee for Suffolk Construction, urged the court to find Mansoor Construction failed to address a visible hazard—delivery of sheetrock near an active work area—contravening OSHA standards and the contract safety plan.
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