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Strategic Risk Mitigation for Insurance Providers Amidst PFAS-Related Environmental Liability

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The increasing volume of litigation involving Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) presents substantial financial and operational uncertainties for the insurance sector. Due to their environmental persistence and...more

Goldberg Segalla

Illinois Supreme Court to Decide Whether Ethylene Oxide Emissions Qualify as Traditional Environmental Pollution

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The question of whether ethylene oxide emissions constitute traditional environmental pollution for the purpose of interpreting commercial general liability pollution exclusions remains unsettled in many jurisdictions across...more

Venable LLP

[Webinar] Insurance Coverage for PFAS Under Historical CGL, Modern Environmental and Other Insurance Policies - April 3rd, 1:00 pm...

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This program will address insurance coverage for the potential environmental impacts of PFAS, such as the costs of testing or remediation required by the government, as well as other potential non-environmental PFAS claims....more

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Insurer Determined to Owe a Duty to Defend Asbestos Exposure Claims from Vermiculite Mining

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This insurance-coverage dispute involved alleged asbestos exposure from asbestos-containing vermiculite mined from Vermiculite Mountain outside of Libby, Mont. The court acknowledged that vermiculite ore may contain toxic...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: The Proliferation of Plastics Litigation and Insurance Coverage

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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

Robinson+Cole Environmental Law +

Decision Provides a Cautionary Tale About Contracting for Environmental Services

An important lesson on contracting with environmental consultants recently came out of a federal district court in California in Golden Gate Way, LLC v. Enercon Services, Inc., 20-cv-03077-EMC (N.D. Cal. Nov. 18, 2021)....more

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