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Commercial General Liability Policies Contamination Insurance Litigation

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Policyholder Lessons from IBM Environmental Remediation Suit Against Insurers

IBM recently filed a declaratory judgment action against multiple insurers seeking coverage for environmental remediation costs. The complaint contains lessons for policyholders facing long-tail environmental exposure claims....more

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

The Latest on PFAS: What Policyholders Need to Know Now

We have previously written on the evolving risks associated with PFAS—also known as “forever chemicals”—and their implications for policyholders navigating environmental liabilities involving both PFAS and PFAS-related...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Ninth Circuit Finds Pollution Exclusion Creates Conflict Requiring Independent Counsel

The insureds were sued for alleged environmental contamination from the operation of a marine terminal and chemical storage facility. The claimants alleged that hazardous materials leaked from storage tanks over a fifty-year...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

3 Lessons For Calif. Insureds From Late-Notice Rule Decision

In Pitzer College v. Indian Harbor Insurance Company, the California Supreme Court resolved two previously open questions in insurance law: (1) it concluded that the notice-prejudice rule is a fundamental public policy of...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Despite Pollution Exclusion, Insurer On Hook for Contamination in Indiana

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Northern District of Indiana rejected the insurer’s assertion that its pollution exclusion clauses unambiguously included all contaminants. Indiana, unlike other jurisdictions, is pro-insured when...more

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