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[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

Akerman LLP

Georgia Federal Court Applies “Fungi or Bacteria” Exclusion and Holds Insurer Owed No Duty to Defend Mold Exposure Wrongful Death...

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In Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Hampton Court, L.P., et al. the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted an insurer's motion for judgment on the pleadings that it owed...more

Nossaman LLP

An Insurance Coverage Checklist For PFAS Defendants

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, are the emerging contaminant of concern for both regulators and the regulated community. For example, in a May 28 article in The New York Times, titled "Lawyers to Plastics...more

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What's Old Is New Again: Anticipating and Defeating Insurer Coverage "Defenses" for Climate Change Litigation

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In Short - The Situation: Commercial policyholders are increasingly being targeted by climate change lawsuits alleging that greenhouse gas emissions from their normal operations—and the alleged failure to take...more

White and Williams LLP

The ABCs of PFAS: What You Need to Know About Liabilities for the “Forever Chemical”

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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS or PFOS, have been a key ingredient in numerous industrial and consumer products for decades. These man-made chemicals are prevalent and are also...more

Jones Day

The Climate Report - Fourth Quarter 2020

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Climate Change Regulatory Issues & Updates - European Commission Announces 2030 Climate Target Plan - The plan aims to put the European Union on a balanced pathway to reaching climate neutrality by 2050....more

Cole Schotz

The Absolute Pollution Exclusion May Not Be That “Absolute”

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The Absolute Pollution Exclusion (“APE”) contained in current general liability insurance policies excludes coverage for costs related to the cleanup of environmental pollution. Insurance companies have taken the position...more

K&L Gates LLP

Oregon Enacts Significant Amendment to Environmental Clean-Up Insurance Statute

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On June 10, 2013, Governor John Kitzhaber of Oregon signed into law a significant amendment to the Oregon Environmental Cleanup Assistance Act, ORS 465.475 et seq. (the “OECAA Amendment”)....more

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