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<title>Louisiana Federal Judge Says Insurer Has Duty To Defend In Pollution Liability Suit</title>
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<![CDATA[BATON ROUGE, La. - An insurer has a duty to defend its insured in a pollution liability suit brought by the United States because the insurer failed to prove that coverage is excluded under the policy, a Louisiana federal judge said Jan. 30 (Louisiana Generating, L.L.C., et al. v. Illinois Union Insurance Company, No. 10-cv-0516, M.D. La.). 
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<title>Policy Covers Costs Related To Releases Caused By Katrina, Federal Judge Says</title>
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<![CDATA[HOUSTON - A Texas federal judge on Jan. 31 determined that the only covered costs under a an excess insurance policy are those related to the cleanup of pollutants that were discharged, dispersed, released or that escaped in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (St. Paul Surplus Lines Insurance Co. v. Cox Operating LLC, No. 07-2724, S.D. Texas, Houston Div.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11703; See 12/13/07, Page 6). 
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<title>7th Circuit: Car Owners In Accidents Are Exempt From Paying Response Costs</title>
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<![CDATA[CHICAGO - A Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Feb. 2 affirmed that owners of personal motor vehicles and their insurers cannot be expected to pay for response costs resulting from accidents because they fall under the "consumer product in consumer use" exception in the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) (Emergency Services Billing Corporation Inc. v. Allstate Insurance Company, et al., No. 11-2381, 7th Cir.). 
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<title>Virginia High Court Agrees To Rehear Arguments In Global-Warming Suit</title>
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<![CDATA[RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia Supreme Court on Jan. 17 agreed to reconsider its finding that an insurer has no duty to defend its insured, a holding company of utility entities, in an underlying suit alleging that excessive carbon dioxide emissions caused global warming that led to the degradation of an Alaska town (The AES Corp. v. Steadfast Insurance Co., No. 100764, Va. Sup.; See 9/21/11, Page 4). 
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<title>Appeals Panel Upholds Use Of Pro-Rata Approach In Lead Coverage Suit</title>
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<![CDATA[RICHMOND, Va. - An insurer is liable for less than 45 percent of a jury verdict entered in favor of a tenant who sustained injuries as a result of lead paint in the insured's property because the insurer can be liable only for the time that it insured the property owner, the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Feb. 3 (Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. v. Lakia Roberts et al., No. 10-1987, 4th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 2084; See 8/4/10, Page 7). 
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<title>Court Vacates Award For Mold Damage, Finds No Coverage Exists Under Policy</title>
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<![CDATA[CANTON, Ohio - An Ohio appeals court on Jan. 26 vacated a ruling that awarded damages to homeowners for property and mold-related issues, finding that the damage to their home was the result of faulty construction and were not covered occurrences under an insurance policy issued to the builder of the property (Charles Myers, et al. v. United Ohio Insurance Co., No. 11CA000009, Ohio App., 5th Dist.; 2012 Ohio App. LEXIS 287). 
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<title>9th Circuit: Bankruptcy Code Trumps Arbitration Proviso In Thorpe, Insurer's Deal</title>
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<![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO - A federal bankruptcy court had the discretion to decline to enforce an arbitration provision in a settlement agreement between Thorpe Insulation Co. and one of its insurers because resolution of the insurer's claims for breach of the agreement was a core proceeding in Thorpe's Chapter 11 case and having an arbitrator decide the claims would conflict with the purposes of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held Jan. 30 in what it called an issue of first impression (Continental Insurance Company v. Thorpe Insulation Company, et al. [In The Matter of: Thorpe Insulation Company], No. 10-55744, 9th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 1691). 
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<title>Insurer Tells 1st Circuit Reinsurance Dispute Should Have Been Left Up To A Jury</title>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON - An insurer tells the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a Jan. 19 filing that summary judgment of its dispute with its reinsurer was in error and that material facts at issue should have been allowed to proceed to trial before a jury (OneBeacon America Insurance Company v. Commercial Union Assurance Company of Canada, No. 11-2072, 1st Cir.). 
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<title>Insurer Sues Reinsurer Over $346,143.57 In Asbestos Losses</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Suing its reinsurer, an insurer told a Connecticut federal court on Jan. 25 that its reinsurer owes it $346,143.57 in asbestos-related reinsurance billings (Travelers Casualty and Surety Company v. Independence American Insurance Company, No. 12-cv-00115, D. Conn.). 
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<title>Insurer: Severed Federal Suit Is Still More Inclusive Than State Action</title>
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<![CDATA[PROVIDENCE, R.I. - An insurer tells a Rhode Island federal court in a Jan. 24 filing that severing its claims against a reinsurer from those of another insurer will not prejudice the reinsurer (Seaton Insurance Company, formerly known as Unigard Mutual Insurance Company, et al. v. Clearwater Insurance Company formerly known as Skandia America Reinsurance Corporation, No. 09-cv-00516, D. R.I.). 
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<title>Reinsurer Sued In Calif. Federal Court For $975,000 In Asbestos-Related Billing</title>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - An insurer sued a reinsurer in a California federal court on Jan. 18, alleging that the reinsurer owes it in excess of $975,000 in asbestos personal injury related losses and expenses (New Hampshire Insurance Company v. Transport Insurance Company, No. 12-cv-00431, C.D. Calif.). 
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<title>Global Warning: Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Predicts The End Of Liability Insurance Following AES v. Steadfast Insurance Company</title>
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<![CDATA[Virginia Supreme Court Agrees To Rehearing In First Global Warming Coverage Case By Randy J. Maniloff White and Williams, LLP 
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<title>Delaware Judge Clarifies Trigger Dates For Injuries Caused By 9/11 Cleanup Work</title>
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<![CDATA[WILMINGTON, Del. - A Delaware judge on Jan. 25 granted an insured's motion for reargument after determining that the time limit for notice of claims should be set at 60 days instead of 30 days and that the beginning and ending trigger dates for the underlying workers' personal injury claims arising out of cleanup services performed after the World Trade Center attacks must be clarified (Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas et al., v. Royal Surplus Lines Insurance Co. et al., No. 06C-09-261, Del. Super., New Castle Co.). 
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<title>Insurer Must Pay Default Judgment In Contamination Suit</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK - Because environmental contamination that caused property damage was the result of a pollution condition pursuant to the terms of an insurance policy, the insurer must pay a default judgment entered against its insured, a New York federal judge said Jan. 26 (Sunnyside Development Co. LLC v. Chartis Specialty Insurance Co., No. 10-3707, S.D. N.Y.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9392). 
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<title>Plaintiffs Are Not Named Insureds Under Certain Policies, N.J. Judge Says</title>
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<![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. - Plaintiffs seeking coverage for costs related to environmental contamination cleanup costs are not entitled to coverage under policies in which they were not named insureds and under excess policies that clearly included an absolute pollution exclusion, a New Jersey Superior Court judge said Jan. 24 (Newport Associates Phase I Developers Limited Partnership, et al., v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Co., et al., Nos. HUD-L-3070-09, HUD-L-3101-09; N.J. Super., Hudson Co.; 2012 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 179). 
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<title>Gas Accumulation Did Not Qualify As An 'Event' To Trigger Coverage, Judge Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[DENVER - Because an insured's commercial general liability policies expired eight years before the occurrence of a gas explosion for which it was found liable, a Colorado federal judge on Jan. 30 held that the CGL providers did not have a duty to defend or indemnify their former policyholder in a resulting negligence lawsuit (Prospect Resources Inc. v. St. Paul Fire &amp; Marine Insurance Co., et al., No. 1:10-cv-01739, D. Colo.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10257). 
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<title>English Court Finds It Has Jurisdiction To Enforce Award In Charterparty Dispute</title>
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<![CDATA[LONDON - An England and Wales court on Jan. 24 dismissed an appeal filed by insurers of a lower court decision that denied their application to set aside an order enforcing an arbitration award in favor of a vessel owner, finding that the court has jurisdiction to enforce the award as a judgment entered in the court (West Tankers Inc. v. Allianz SpA, et al., No. [2012] EWCA Civ 27, England and Wales App.). 
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<title>Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage; Federal Judge Denies Motion To Reconsider</title>
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<![CDATA[TAMPA, Fla. - A Florida federal judge on Jan. 24 denied a motion for reconsideration and reiterated that insurers have no duty to defend or indemnify insureds for property damage caused by defective Chinese drywall because the policies' total pollution exclusion clearly precludes coverage for the claims arising out of the defective drywall (Granite State Insurance Co., et al. v. American Building Materials Inc., et al., No. 10-1542, M.D. Fla.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7730; See 12/7/11, Page 4). 
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<title>9th Circuit Says Insurers Can Object To Thorpe's Confirmed Chapter 11 Plan</title>
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<![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO - Because Thorpe Insulation Co.'s Chapter 11 plan of reorganization could harm insurance companies, the plan is not "insurance neutral" and, therefore, the insurers have standing to object to it, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held Jan. 24 in reversing approval of the plan and remanding the case so the insurers' arguments can be heard (Motor Vehicle Casualty Company, et al. v. Thorpe Insulation Company, et al.[In The Matter of Thorpe Insulation Company] and National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, et al. v. Thorpe Insulation Company, et al. [In the Matter of Thorpe Insulation Company], Nos. 10-56543 and 10-56622, 9th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 1272). 
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<title>English Justice Denies Claim For Indemnity Of Asbestos Settlement</title>
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<![CDATA[LONDON - An English justice on Jan. 24 dismissed an energy company's claim for indemnity asserted against an insurer in relation to a settlement the company paid to a former employee who developed mesothelioma after asbestos exposure at work, finding that the insurer was not liable to cover the employer for the entire period of the man's exposure (International Energy Group Limited v. Zurich Insurance PLC UK, No. [2012] EWHC 69 [Comm], England and Wales High, Comm.). 
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<title>$9.35B Judgment Against Al Qaeda In Favor Of Insurers Certified As Final</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK - A New York federal judge on Jan. 25 entered a final judgment of $9,351,247,965.99 against Al Qaeda and in favor of 23 insurers after adopting a magistrate judge's finding that the insurers are entitled to treble damages under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) for any claims that they reasonably paid to insureds who suffered business and property damage as a result of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks (In Re: Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001, No. 03 MDL 1570 [GBD] [FM], S.D. N.Y.). 
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<title>Underlying Damages Were Not Caused By Occurrence, Texas Federal Judge Finds</title>
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<![CDATA[CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - After determining that an insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify its insured for underlying suits arising out of the insured's drilling of an oil exploration well in an incorrect location because the underlying suits do not allege property damages caused by an occurrence, a Texas federal judge on Jan. 18 entered final judgment in the insurer's favor (PPI Technology Services L.P. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., No. 11-47, S.D. Texas; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5234). 
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<title>Insurer Seeks Ruling That No Coverage Is Owed For Defective Chinese Drywall</title>
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<![CDATA[ATLANTA - An insurer filed suit Jan. 10 in Georgia federal court against its insured, seeking a declaration that it owes no coverage for damages caused by the insured's installation of defective Chinese drywall based on the applicable policies' pollution exclusion and numerous other exclusions (Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. NorthStar Homes LLC, et al., No. 12-88, N.D. Ga.). 
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<title>Carriers File Suit In Florida Federal Court, Say Coverage Barred For Drywall Damages</title>
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<![CDATA[PENSACOLA, Fla. - In a Jan. 9 complaint for declaratory judgment filed in Florida federal court, insurers claim that they do not owe coverage to an insured for damages caused by the installation of defective Chinese drywall because the policies' pollution exclusion precludes coverage (Owners Insurance Co., et al. v. The Mitchell Co. Inc., et al., No. 12-13, N.D. Fla.). 
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<title>N.C. Federal Judge Says Dispute Consolidation Is Up To Arbitrators, Not Court</title>
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<![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Granting a motion to consolidate a pair of asbestos-related reinsurance lawsuits, a federal judge in North Carolina on Jan. 19 also said it is up to arbitrators to decide whether to consolidate a number of arbitrations under one panel (Arrowood Indemnity Company, f/k/a Royal Indemnity Company v. Harper Insurance Company, f/k/a Turegum Insurance Company, No. 12-cv-00002, and Arrowood Indemnity Company, f/k/a Royal Indemnity Company v. Harper Insurance Company, f/k/a Turegum Insurance Company, No. 12-cv-00003, W.D. N.C.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5840). 
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<title>Insurer, Reinsurer End Asbestos-Related Reinsurance Case In Conn. Federal Court</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW HAVEN, Conn. - An insurer and a reinsurer said in a Connecticut federal court on Jan. 11 that they are ending their asbestos personal-injury-related reinsurance dispute (Travelers Casualty and Surety Company v. Factory Mutual Insurance Company, No. 11-cv-0216, D. Conn.). 
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<title>Reinsurer Tells R.I. Federal Court Insurers' Claims Should Not Be Severed</title>
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<![CDATA[PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A reinsurer told a Rhode Island federal court on Jan. 17 that it would be prejudiced if the asbestos reinsurance-related claims brought by a pair of insurers are severed into two separate actions (Seaton Insurance Company, formerly known as Unigard Mutual Insurance Company, et al. v. Clearwater Insurance Company formerly known as Skandia America Reinsurance Corporation, No. 09-cv-00516, D. R.I.). 
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<title>Insurer Asks N.C. Federal Court To Assign Umpire In $704,729 Reinsurance Dispute</title>
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<![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. - An insurer sued its reinsurer in a North Carolina federal court on Jan. 4, asking the court to appoint an umpire in an asbestos-related reinsurance arbitration (Arrowood Indemnity Company, f/k/a Royal Indemnity Company v. Harper Insurance Company, f/k/a Turegum Insurance Company, No. 12-cv-00002, W.D. N.C.). 
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<title>Insurer To N.C. Federal Court: Reinsurer Will Not Cooperate In Umpire Selection</title>
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<![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Claiming that a lapse has occurred in the umpire selection process of an asbestos-related reinsurance arbitration, an insurer sued its reinsurer on Jan. 4 in a North Carolina federal court and asked the court to appoint an umpire (Arrowood Indemnity Company, f/k/a Royal Indemnity Company v. Harper Insurance Company, f/k/a Turegum Insurance Company, No. 12-cv-00003, W.D. N.C.). 
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<title>Pittsburgh Corning Amends Plan; Insurers Attack Judgment Reduction Provision</title>
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<![CDATA[PITTSBURGH - At the direction of a Pennsylvania federal bankruptcy judge at hearings held Nov. 30 and Dec. 14, Pittsburgh Corning Corp. (PCC) has amended a section of its Chapter 11 plan of reorganization twice and filed a brief Dec. 15 explaining how the plan protects the rights of nonsettling insurance companies (In re: Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, No. 00-22876, W.D. Pa. Bkcy.). 
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<title>No Coverage Owed For Damages Caused By Carbon Emissions, Federal Judge Says</title>
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<![CDATA[HOUSTON - An insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify its insured against underlying suits alleging damages caused by emissions from the insured's carbon manufacturing plants because the policies' pollution exclusion precludes coverage and an arbitration award in the insurer's favor has a preclusive effect, a Texas federal judge said Jan. 9 (National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. Continental Carbon Co., No. 10-cv-2379, S.D. Texas; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2509; See 7/14/10, Page 6). 
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<title>Pollution Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage For Carbon Monoxide Death, Panel Says</title>
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<![CDATA[ATLANTA - A pollution exclusion does not bar coverage for an underlying wrongful death suit arising out of carbon monoxide poisoning because the location where the death occurred was not owned by the insured as required under the policy, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Jan. 10 (Scottsdale Insurance Co. v. Richard Pursley, et al., No. 11-12808, 11th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 646). 
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<title>Herbicide Endorsement Does Not Apply To Mistaken Lawn Application, Panel Says</title>
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<![CDATA[LANSING, Mich. - A herbicide endorsement contained in a policy's pollution exclusion does not apply to provide coverage for an insured's mistaken application of a herbicide that destroyed grass in customers' lawns because the policy's "your work" exclusions clearly bar coverage for the damages, the Michigan Court of Appeals said Jan. 10 (Looking Good Lawns LLC v. Secura Insurance Co., No. 301805, Mich. App.; 2012 Mich. App. LEXIS 28). 
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<title>Insurer Drops Subrogation Suit Against U.S. Navy; Judge Enters Order Of Dismissal</title>
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<![CDATA[KEY WEST, Fla. - A Florida federal judge on Jan 10 entered an order of dismissal after an insurer that was seeking reimbursement for costs incurred by its insured for a jet fuel cleanup notified the court that it was dropping its subrogation claim against the U.S. Navy and others (Gotham Insurance Co., as subrogee of KeyWest Pipeline Co., v. The Defense Logistics Agency f/k/a Defense Energy Support Center - America's East and the United States Navy [KeyWest Naval Air Facility], No. 11-10081, S.D. Fla.). 
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<title>Insurer In Mass. Court: Reinsurer Owes $1.5M From Hazardous Waste Settlement</title>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON - An insurer sued its reinsurer for $1,588,413 in relation to a hazardous waste claims settlement on Dec. 27 in a Massachusetts federal court (OneBeacon American Insurance Company v. Munich Reinsurance America, Inc., No. 11-cv-12313, D. Mass.). 
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<title>Judge Dismisses Insurer's Complaint Seeking Declaratory Judgment On Mold Claims</title>
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<![CDATA[COLUMBIA, S.C. - A South Carolina federal judge on Jan. 11 dismissed an insurer's complaint that sought a declaratory judgment that it is not liable to indemnify the owners of an apartment complex for a tenant's mold-related damages, finding that the district court lacked jurisdiction because the amount in controversy was not met (State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. Sparkleberry Hill Apartments, et al., No. 3:11-cv-02844, D. S.C.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3556). 
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<title>W.R. Grace's Claims Against Insolvent Insurer Not 'Absolute,' N.J. Panel Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[NEWARK, N.J. - The liquidator for an insolvent insurance company properly disallowed $549 million in asbestos personal injury proofs of claim filed by W.R. Grace &amp; Co. in the insurer's liquidation proceeding because the value of the claims has not been fixed by payment or final adjudication, a New Jersey appellate panel ruled Jan. 11 (Commissioner of Insurance of the State of New Jersey v. Integrity Insurance Company/W.R. Grace &amp; Co., No. A-2505-10t4, N.J. Super.; 2012 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 37). 
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<title>Insureds Claim Carrier Misrepresented Scope Of Coverage Under Policies</title>
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<![CDATA[BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Insureds seeking coverage for underlying asbestos bodily injury claims allege in a Jan. 6 complaint filed in Connecticut federal court that their insurer wrongfully denied coverage under excess policies and misrepresented the scope of coverage afforded under those policies (ITT Corp. and Goulds Pump Inc. v. Travelers Casualty &amp; Surety Co., No. 12-38, D. Conn.). 
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<title>N.Y. Federal Judge Confirms Arbitration Award In Asbestos Reinsurance Dispute</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK - Noting that there was no opposition to a final arbitration award issued by a panel regarding certain asbestos-related losses, a federal judge in New York on Jan. 10 granted confirmation of the award (Century Indemnity Company v. Equitas Insurance Limited, et al., No. 11-cv-01040, S.D. N.Y.). 
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<title>Welding Rod Manufacturer Seeks Continuance To Allow Negotiations With Insurers</title>
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<![CDATA[CLEVELAND - Lincoln Electric Co. filed a motion Dec. 13 to reschedule the initial case management conference in the declaratory judgment lawsuit it filed in October in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio against its insurance providers to permit "discussions which could obviate the need for commencing this action" (The Lincoln Electric Co. v. Travelers Casualty &amp; Surety Co., et al., No. 11-2253, N.D. Ohio). 
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<title>No Coverage Owed For Damages Caused By Carbon Emissions, Federal Judge Says</title>
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<![CDATA[HOUSTON - An insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify its insured against underlying suits alleging damages caused by emissions from the insured's carbon manufacturing plants because the policies' pollution exclusion precludes coverage and an arbitration award in the insurer's favor has a preclusive effect, a Texas federal judge said Jan. 9 (National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. Continental Carbon Co., No. 10-cv-2379, S.D. Texas; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2509; See 7/14/10, Page 6). 
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<title>Pollution Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage For Carbon Monoxide Death, Panel Says</title>
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<![CDATA[ATLANTA - A pollution exclusion does not bar coverage for an underlying wrongful death suit arising out of carbon monoxide poisoning because the location where the death occurred was not owned by the insured as required under the policy, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Jan. 10 (Scottsdale Insurance Co. v. Richard Pursley, et al., No. 11-12808, 11th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 646). 
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<title>Herbicide Endorsement Does Not Apply To Mistaken Lawn Application, Panel Says</title>
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<![CDATA[LANSING, Mich. - A herbicide endorsement contained in a policy's pollution exclusion does not apply to provide coverage for an insured's mistaken application of a herbicide that destroyed grass in customers' lawns because the policy's "your work" exclusions clearly bar coverage for the damages, the Michigan Court of Appeals said Jan. 10 (Looking Good Lawns LLC v. Secura Insurance Co., No. 301805, Mich. App.; 2012 Mich. App. LEXIS 28). 
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<title>Insurer Drops Subrogation Suit Against U.S. Navy; Judge Enters Order Of Dismissal</title>
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<![CDATA[KEY WEST, Fla. - A Florida federal judge on Jan 10 entered an order of dismissal after an insurer that was seeking reimbursement for costs incurred by its insured for a jet fuel cleanup notified the court that it was dropping its subrogation claim against the U.S. Navy and others (Gotham Insurance Co., as subrogee of KeyWest Pipeline Co., v. The Defense Logistics Agency f/k/a Defense Energy Support Center - America's East and the United States Navy [KeyWest Naval Air Facility], No. 11-10081, S.D. Fla.). 
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<title>Insurer In Mass. Court: Reinsurer Owes $1.5M From Hazardous Waste Settlement</title>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON - An insurer sued its reinsurer for $1,588,413 in relation to a hazardous waste claims settlement on Dec. 27 in a Massachusetts federal court (OneBeacon American Insurance Company v. Munich Reinsurance America, Inc., No. 11-cv-12313, D. Mass.). 
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<title>Judge Dismisses Insurer's Complaint Seeking Declaratory Judgment On Mold Claims</title>
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<![CDATA[COLUMBIA, S.C. - A South Carolina federal judge on Jan. 11 dismissed an insurer's complaint that sought a declaratory judgment that it is not liable to indemnify the owners of an apartment complex for a tenant's mold-related damages, finding that the district court lacked jurisdiction because the amount in controversy was not met (State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. Sparkleberry Hill Apartments, et al., No. 3:11-cv-02844, D. S.C.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3556). 
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<title>W.R. Grace's Claims Against Insolvent Insurer Not 'Absolute,' N.J. Panel Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[NEWARK, N.J. - The liquidator for an insolvent insurance company properly disallowed $549 million in asbestos personal injury proofs of claim filed by W.R. Grace &amp; Co. in the insurer's liquidation proceeding because the value of the claims has not been fixed by payment or final adjudication, a New Jersey appellate panel ruled Jan. 11 (Commissioner of Insurance of the State of New Jersey v. Integrity Insurance Company/W.R. Grace &amp; Co., No. A-2505-10t4, N.J. Super.; 2012 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 37). 
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<title>Insureds Claim Carrier Misrepresented Scope Of Coverage Under Policies</title>
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<![CDATA[BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Insureds seeking coverage for underlying asbestos bodily injury claims allege in a Jan. 6 complaint filed in Connecticut federal court that their insurer wrongfully denied coverage under excess policies and misrepresented the scope of coverage afforded under those policies (ITT Corp. and Goulds Pump Inc. v. Travelers Casualty &amp; Surety Co., No. 12-38, D. Conn.). 
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<title>N.Y. Federal Judge Confirms Arbitration Award In Asbestos Reinsurance Dispute</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK - Noting that there was no opposition to a final arbitration award issued by a panel regarding certain asbestos-related losses, a federal judge in New York on Jan. 10 granted confirmation of the award (Century Indemnity Company v. Equitas Insurance Limited, et al., No. 11-cv-01040, S.D. N.Y.). 
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<title>Welding Rod Manufacturer Seeks Continuance To Allow Negotiations With Insurers</title>
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<![CDATA[CLEVELAND - Lincoln Electric Co. filed a motion Dec. 13 to reschedule the initial case management conference in the declaratory judgment lawsuit it filed in October in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio against its insurance providers to permit "discussions which could obviate the need for commencing this action" (The Lincoln Electric Co. v. Travelers Casualty &amp; Surety Co., et al., No. 11-2253, N.D. Ohio). 
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