Precision Castparts Corp. v. Hartford Accident & Indem. Co.
ELR Citation: ELR 20164 No(s). 04-1699 (D. Or. Jun 12, 2008)
A district court held that under Oregon law, a pollution exclusion clause bars coverage for unintended water contamination stemming from a company's intentional discharge of thorium into a city sewer system. The company thought that natural forces would dissipate the waste rendering it harmless. The...