Scaffolding Insurers Sue Over $411 Million Jury Verdict Coverage

Insurers are suing a scaffolding company over a $411 million verdict rendered against it by a Louisiana jury in a personal injury case.

The jury award isn’t covered under Brock Services LLC’s insurance policies, the excess insurers—Everest Insurance (Ireland) DAC and Ascot Syndicate 1414—said in a complaint filed Thursday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.

The underlying case was brought against Brock by an employee who was injured when another worker dropped a scaffolding bar on his head. Following a trial, the jury concluded in February that Brock Services had caused the incident and ...