EPA suit seeking remedies for past pollution triggers an insurer's duty to defend under a premises pollution liability policy *

USA - June 12 2013
In Louisiana Generating LLC v. Illinois Union Ins. Co., No. 12-30651 (5th Cir. May 15, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth…

Co-authors: John C. Eichman, Walter J. Andrews, Lawrence J. Bracken II, Lon A. Berk, Robert J. Morrow.

AES v. Steadfast *

USA - April 23 2012
On Friday, April 20th, the Virginia Supreme Court held unanimously in AES v. Steadfast (Va. S. Ct. No. 100764) that an insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify claims for harm related to climate change under the terms of a CGL policy.

Co-authors: F. William Brownell, Jennifer L. Cummins, Shawn Patrick Regan, Allison D. Wood.

Navigating insurance coverage issues for qui tam Federal Civil False Claims Act *

USA - July 12 2011
Federal Civil False Claims Act lawsuits pose unique issues for obtaining insurance coverage.