Concerns surrounding plastic, particularly microplastics and synthetic microfiber, pollution are growing. As federal and state governments continue to focus on this issue, lawsuits seeking to hold companies accountable for...more
9/24/2024
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Pollution Exclusion ,
Public Nuisance
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Hanover Ins. Co. v. R.W. Dunteman Co., 2022 WL 13769371, --- F.4th --- (7th Cir. Oct. 24, 2022), recently interpreted Illinois law on the aggregation provisions in a claims...more
A recent policyholder favorable ruling from the Eastern District of Virginia adopted a narrow, strict construction of a “bump-up” exclusion in a directors’ and officers’ liability policy. Following a “reverse triangular...more