Insurer seeks to drop contractor in Christmas fire [The Stamford Advocate, Conn.]
By Jeff Morganteen, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. | |
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Attorneys for the insurance company want a judge to declare that
At the time of the fire, Borcina was overseeing renovations at Madonna Badger's 116-year-old house on
Police and fire officials described the blaze as accidental and said no criminal charges were anticipated. An initial investigation revealed Borcina cleaned out the fireplace shortly after
"We are very disappointed that the insurance company has gone to court to try and get out of its legal obligations under its policies," said
"But at first blush, it certainly seems that the insurance company is trying to wiggle out of their responsibility to compensate Borcina's victims," Emery said.
Emery added that he was considering filed a lawsuit against Borcina "and a lot of other people that we believe are responsible for what occurred."
According to the insurance company's lawsuit, Borcina applied for commercial liability insurance as an artisan contractor in 2007 and completed several surveys about the nature of his work and business. The type of insurance Borcina received was meant for small businesses and placed restrictions on the size of projects and earnings, according to
The insurance company accused Borcina of falsely reporting his payroll numbers, his gross annual receipts and whether it worked on projects exceeding
The lawsuit comes as
"If somebody brings a claim against him he's going to be out on his own," Pickel said.
In February,
The lawsuit is one of several pending against Borcina. The contractor owes nearly
Borcina also faces lawsuits from two more recent clients in
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