CPC Int'l, Inc. v. Northbrook Excess & Surplus Ins. Co.
ELR Citation:
ELR
21270
No(s). 97-2073, -2074
(1st Cir. Jun 1, 1998)
The court holds that a corporation's insurance policy covered costs related to the 1979 discovery of contamination resulting from a 1974 perchloroethylene (PERC) spill. The court first notes that under Rhode Island law "property damage" and "occurrence" are inextricably intertwined. There can be no ...