Insurance law
Boerman v. American Empire Surplus Lines Ins. Co.
The court affirms a district court decision that by failing to notify its insurer of a suit and subsequent judgment against it, a Michigan underground storage tank removal company did not trigger coverage or indemnification under its...
Meridian Mut. Ins. Co. v. Kellman
The court affirms a district court holding that a total pollution exclusion clause does not exempt an insurer from defending a painting company for an individual's personal injuries caused by exposure to toxic chemicals that were used...
CPC Int'l, Inc. v. Aerojet-General Corp.
Applying Michigan law to an insurance dispute, the court adopts the doctrines of known-risk and loss-in-progress, and denies coverage because the insured's environmental director knew or reasonably should have known of a substantial...
G. Heileman Brewing Co. v. Royal Group, Inc.
The court, on reargument of summary judgment motions necessitated by intervening Michigan Supreme Court decisions, holds that insurers of a beer manufacturer are not required to provide the manufacturer with coverage under its...