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Assicurazioni Generali, S.p.A. v. Neil

The court holds that the pollution exclusion clause in a former hotel owner's general liability insurance policy bars coverage of personal injury claims brought by hotel guests who suffered carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. The court first rejects the former owner's contention that the pollution exclu...

Foster-Gardner, Inc. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh

The court holds that a state environmental agency order notifying an insured that it is a potentially responsible party (PRP) for pollution and requiring remediation is not a "suit" triggering insurers' duty to defend under comprehensive general liability (CGL) policies. Under the policies, the insu...

Spartan Petroleum Co. v. Federated Mut. Ins. Co.

The court holds that under South Carolina law, an insurer must indemnify its insured for gasoline damage caused to a third-party claimant's property if the insured's third-party liability policy was still in effect when the underground gasoline leak reached the claimant's property. The leak was disc...

Missouri v. Craig

The court holds that an action alleging that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers adopted annual operating plans for the Missouri River for the 1995-1996 and 1996-1997 navigation seasons in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act is moot. The state and an environmental group contend that the ...

National Solid Wastes Management Ass'n v. Meyer

The court holds unconstitutional a state statute that allows out-of-state waste to be disposed of in Wisconsin only if the community where the waste originates adopts an ordinance that incorporates Wisconsin's specifications for recycling. The solitary difference between this law and an earlier law ...

Matsuura v. Alston & Bird

Applying Delaware law, the court holds that a settlement agreement resolving product liability claims between nursery workers and a chemical company does not bar the workers' subsequent claim that the company fraudulently induced settlement. The original claims arose over the workers' use of the com...

St. Croix Waterway Ass'n v. Meyer

The court holds that the slow-no wake motorboat speed limit regulations applicable to the St. Croix River in Minnesota and Wisconsin are not unconstitutionally vague. The regulations require motorboat operators to travel at a speed no faster than necessary to maintain steerage and in such a way as t...

Lakeside Non-Ferrous Metals, Inc. v. Hanover Ins. Co.

Applying California law, the court holds that trespass and nuisance claims for land and groundwater contamination fall within the pollution exclusion clause of a company's insurance policy. After the company was sued by a city for contaminating the city's land and surrounding waters, the company fil...

Johansen v. Combustion Eng'g, Inc.

The court holds that a district court properly reduced a $15 million punitive damage award to $4.35 million in a nuisance and trespass case against a mining company that contaminated neighboring property owners' streams. The court first holds that the district court did not err in reducing the award...

Matador Petroleum Corp. v. St. Paul Surplus Lines Ins. Co.

Applying Texas law, the court holds that an insurer properly denied an oil company coverage for a discharge of pollutants that contaminated adjacent property and waterways. The pollution was caused when a drilling pit collapsed in the company's well. The court first holds that the insurer legitimate...