Environmental Policies, Commercial General Liability Policies

An Insurance Coverage Checklist For PFAS Defendants

Nossaman LLP on 6/10/2024

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, are the emerging contaminant of concern for both regulators and the regulated community. For example, in a May 28 article in The New York Times, titled "Lawyers to Plastics...more

What's Old Is New Again: Anticipating and Defeating Insurer Coverage "Defenses" for Climate Change Litigation

Jones Day on 6/12/2023

In Short - The Situation: Commercial policyholders are increasingly being targeted by climate change lawsuits alleging that greenhouse gas emissions from their normal operations—and the alleged failure to take...more

The ABCs of PFAS: What You Need to Know About Liabilities for the “Forever Chemical”

White and Williams LLP on 2/8/2021

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS or PFOS, have been a key ingredient in numerous industrial and consumer products for decades. These man-made chemicals are prevalent and are also...more

The Climate Report - Fourth Quarter 2020

Jones Day on 11/1/2020

Climate Change Regulatory Issues & Updates - European Commission Announces 2030 Climate Target Plan - The plan aims to put the European Union on a balanced pathway to reaching climate neutrality by 2050....more

The Absolute Pollution Exclusion May Not Be That “Absolute”

Cole Schotz on 8/21/2014

The Absolute Pollution Exclusion (“APE”) contained in current general liability insurance policies excludes coverage for costs related to the cleanup of environmental pollution. Insurance companies have taken the position...more

Oregon Enacts Significant Amendment to Environmental Clean-Up Insurance Statute

K&L Gates LLP on 6/26/2013

On June 10, 2013, Governor John Kitzhaber of Oregon signed into law a significant amendment to the Oregon Environmental Cleanup Assistance Act, ORS 465.475 et seq. (the “OECAA Amendment”)....more