Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii The Mississippi Supreme Court found the pollution exclusion ambiguous under the facts presented. Omega Protein, Inc. v. Evanston Ins. Co., 2022 Miss. LEXIS 90 (Miss. March 31, 2022). Omega Protein, Inc., entered a contract with Ascu-fab to perform welding and other fabrication work at their… Continue reading Pollution Exclusion Found Ambiguous
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Landmark Montana Supreme Court Decision Series: Trigger and Allocation
Lorielie S. Masters, Patrick M. McDermott and Rachel E. Hudgins | Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog In one of the top insurance-coverage decisions of 2021, the Montana Supreme Court at the end of the year handed down a landmark decision adopting the continuous trigger of coverage and “all sums” allocation, finding a duty to defend and… Continue reading Landmark Montana Supreme Court Decision Series: Trigger and Allocation
Landmark Montana Supreme Court Decision Series: Pollution Exclusion
Lorelie S. Masters, Patrick M. McDermott and Rachel E. Hudgins | Hunton Andrews Kurth In this post in the Blog’s Landmark Montana Supreme Court Decision Series, we discuss the court’s ruling on the pollution exclusion in National Indemnity Co. v. State, 499 P.3d 516 (Mont. 2021). The exclusion at issue was the standard qualified pollution exclusion used… Continue reading Landmark Montana Supreme Court Decision Series: Pollution Exclusion
Georgia Federal Court Says Fact Questions Exist As To Whether Nitrogen Is An “Irritant” or “Contaminant” As Used in Pollution Exclusion
Lawrence J. Bracken II, Michael S. Levine and Alexander D. Russo | Hunton Andrews Kurth | April 15, 2019 The Southern District of Georgia recently ruled that Evanston Insurance Company is not entitled to summary judgment on whether its policies’ pollution exclusion bars coverage for the release of nitrogen into a warehouse. The case stems from an… Continue reading Georgia Federal Court Says Fact Questions Exist As To Whether Nitrogen Is An “Irritant” or “Contaminant” As Used in Pollution Exclusion
Pollution Exclusion Does Not Apply To Concrete Settling Dust
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | October 24, 2018 Applying Virginia law, the federal district court determined that the pollution exclusion did not bar coverage. Allied Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Zenith Aviation, Inc., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14727 (E.D. Va. Aug. 29, 2018). Zenith Aviation, Inc. hired Abby Construction Company to install… Continue reading Pollution Exclusion Does Not Apply To Concrete Settling Dust