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Fluor Corporation v. Zurich American Insurance Company et al
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June 29, 2021
Latham Attorney DQ'd From Upcoming Fluor-Zurich Trial
A Missouri federal judge disqualified a Latham & Watkins LLP attorney as lead counsel for Fluor Corp. in an upcoming trial over insurance coverage for lead contamination suits, ruling that his role as both a witness and attorney would confuse the jury.
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May 28, 2021
Latham Atty's 2010 Notes Fair Game In Fluor-Zurich Trial
Fluor Corp. must hand over notes written by its Latham & Watkins LLP trial counsel that purportedly document the company's 2010 demands for Zurich American Insurance Co. to settle lead contamination suits on its behalf, a Missouri federal judge has ruled.
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April 20, 2021
Zurich To Pay $1.5M For Sanctions In Fluor Coverage Suit
A Missouri federal judge ordered Zurich American Insurance Co. on Monday to pay $1.5 million in sanctions for disobeying court orders to turn over documents in a coverage dispute stemming from lead poisoning and pollution suits against Fluor Corp.
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January 03, 2021
2021 Trials To Watch As Litigants Return To Court — Hopefully
After a year in which the coronavirus pandemic swiped numerous important trials off the table, 2021 is widely hoped to bring broad vaccine availability and a return to the courtroom for many who have been awaiting their days in court.
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December 09, 2020
Zurich Sanctioned Again In Fluor Pollution Coverage Suit
Insurer Zurich was hit with sanctions Wednesday in a suit over client Fluor's $300 million bill connected to lead smelter pollution in a small Missouri town, but the federal judge who imposed them refused Fluor's request to end the suit completely and set a trial date for 2021.
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April 01, 2020
Justice Delayed: Coronavirus Halts Opioid, Cancer Trials
The novel coronavirus has brought jury trials to a standstill in one of the pandemic’s most immediate blows to the legal sector, including court battles over whether Johnson & Johnson and Bayer products cause cancer and the New York attorney general’s effort to hold drugmakers liable for the opioid crisis. Here’s a look at some of the highly anticipated trials that are on pause.
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February 25, 2020
Fluor Seeks Win Over Zurich In Lead Pollution Coverage Suit
Fluor Corp. has asked a Missouri federal judge for a win against Zurich American Insurance Co. in a coverage suit tied to dust produced by the engineering company's lead smelter, saying recently disclosed documents show Zurich never intended to settle when given the opportunity in 2010.
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February 26, 2019
Zurich Sanctioned Over Discovery Slog In Lead Coverage Row
A Missouri federal judge said Tuesday a Zurich Insurance unit can't blame "technical mishaps" or a paralegal for its failure to turn over court-ordered documents in a lead pollution-related case, finding it intentionally withheld information and should be sanctioned.
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February 15, 2019
Zurich Opposes Covering $300M Lead Pollution Settlement
Insurer Zurich American asked a St. Louis federal court Thursday to free it from helping a policyholder pay $300 million in legal settlements over poisonings and pollution in a small Missouri town that was home to the nation's last lead ore smelter.
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October 18, 2016
Latham Dodges DQ Bid In Zurich Lead Coverage Suit
A Missouri federal judge on Tuesday denied Zurich American Insurance's attempt to disqualify Latham & Watkins LLP from representing Fluor Corp. in a coverage dispute arising from lead smelting operations, saying there is no evidence the firm violated a protective order in a related state case.