Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 10 May 2011
The salient issue in State Automobile Insurance Company v. Flexdar, Inc., a case in which the Indiana Supreme Court heard oral argument on May 5, 2011, is the enforceability of pollution exclusion clauses in commercial general liability (“CGL”) insurance policies.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 6 Apr 2011
In a recent decision, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals provided insurance companies doing business in Indiana with guidance on how to draft pollution exclusion clauses—provisions typically included in commercial general liability ("CGL") policies that seek to exclude coverage for claims based on environmental contamination.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 3 Nov 2010
In a related pair of decisions, two courts, presented with precisely identical facts, issue wholly contrary rulings.