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Impact of the Clean Energy Transition on Asset Retirement Obligations and Environmental Cleanup Costs

J.S. Held on 6/7/2024

Introduction: Hidden Challenges of Energy Transition - The evolution of energy transition in the United States has been driven, historically, by advances in new technology, fuel availability, fuel pricing, and, probably...more

Underground Storage Tanks/Insurance Coverage: Federal Court Addresses Motion for Reconsideration Regarding Timing Issue

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/27/2023

The United States District Court (M.D. Florida) (“Court”) addressed in an August 29th Order an insurance coverage issue involving a petroleum release from an underground storage tank (“UST”). See L. Squared Industries, Inc.,...more

Construction-Related Property Damage/Insurance Coverage: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Silica Dust Exclusion

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/24/2022

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (“Eighth Circuit”) addressed in a May 18th Opinion whether an insurance policy addressed certain alleged dust-related property damage. See Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance...more

EPA Announces Increased Efforts to Require Cleanup of Coal Ash – Insurance Should Be a Component of Companies’ Response

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog on 1/28/2022

Early in 2021, we wrote about potential insurance implications that could arise from the then-new Biden Administration’s expected regulatory priorities. Among other things, we noted that heightened scrutiny on coal ash was...more

A Recent “Event” in Wisconsin: Appellate Court Rules That a Commonly Used London Market “Occurrence” Definition Is Ambiguous

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog on 12/10/2019

In recent years, Wisconsin generally has been a pro-policyholder jurisdiction when it comes to long-tail environmental coverage cases. That trend continues with a decision by a Wisconsin appellate court in a case involving...more

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Impact of the Clean Energy Transition on Asset Retirement Obligations and Environmental Cleanup Costs

Underground Storage Tanks/Insurance Coverage: Federal Court Addresses Motion for Reconsideration Regarding Timing Issue

Construction-Related Property Damage/Insurance Coverage: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Silica Dust Exclusion

EPA Announces Increased Efforts to Require Cleanup of Coal Ash – Insurance Should Be a Component of Companies’ Response

A Recent “Event” in Wisconsin: Appellate Court Rules That a Commonly Used London Market “Occurrence” Definition Is Ambiguous

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