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Insurance Coverage/Boatyard Operator: Federal Appellate Court Addresses City of Los Angeles Request for Indemnity for Alleged...

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The United States Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in a March 13th memorandum issues arising out of a boatyard operator’s insurance policies. See City of Los Angeles v. Traverlers Indemnity...more

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Insurance Update - July 2023

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We bring you our July Insurance Update. We begin with two cases about late notice. First, the Kentucky Supreme Court considers whether the notice-prejudice rule applies to claims-made-and-reported policies. Second, the...more

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Fifth Circuit Decision Excluding Coverage under Pollution Exclusion for Damage to Stream Caused by Rock Fines

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In a sweeping decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit extended the absolute pollution exclusion to the unplanned discharge of “rock fines,” pellets produced during quarry operations, and denied coverage for...more

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An Absolute Pollution Exclusion: Reading The ‘Fine’ Print

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A federal judge recently relied on a pollution exclusion to find that Great American Insurance Company was not obligated to cover losses associated with the unintended distribution of rock fines into New Jersey’s Spruce Run...more

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