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Hazardous Substances Duty to Defend Commercial General Liability Policies

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

Rivkin Radler LLP

Insurance Update - September 21 2022

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Some important insurance decisions were handed down over the past month. We begin in Ohio, where public nuisance claims by state and local governments over opioids and lead paint were on full display. In Acuity, the...more

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Just How Absolute is the Absolute Pollution Exclusion?

Despite the myriad CERCLA cases on the books, there is little – if any – jurisprudence dissecting the so-called “absolute pollution exclusion” in a comprehensive general liability insurance policy and the insurers’ obligation...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Duty To Defend: Under North Carolina Law, Insurer Must Defend Personal Injury Claims Arising From Direct Exposure To AFFF Despite...

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The U.S. District Court in the Western District of North Carolina recently held in Colony Insurance Co. v. Buckeye Fire Equipment Co. that an insurance company must defend personal injury claims arising from direct exposure...more

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