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Pollution Exclusion Duty to Defend Hazardous Substances

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Ninth Circuit Finds Pollution Exclusion Creates Conflict Requiring Independent Counsel

The insureds were sued for alleged environmental contamination from the operation of a marine terminal and chemical storage facility. The claimants alleged that hazardous materials leaked from storage tanks over a fifty-year...more

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The Absolute Pollution Exclusion is Not Quite Absolute

In my last blog, I noted that there is no case law under CERCLA analyzing whether an insurer may rely upon the absolute pollution exclusion to avoid the duty to defend where a complaint for cost recovery alleges joint and...more

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