Fluor Corporation v. Zurich American Insurance Company et al

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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. 

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.