Ninth Circuit Finds Pollution Exclusion Creates Conflict Requiring Independent Counsel
By EsqSocial Corporation 09/04/25
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 period, and the insureds were negligent in storing the hazardous substances. The underlying complaint alleged that the contamination occurred “suddenly and accidentally, and over long periods of time.”...
By: Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP