Berkley Assurance Company v. Associated Industries Insurance Company, Inc.

  1. July 11, 2023

    Court Rejects Dueling Judgment Bids In Faulty Flavoring Fight

    Dueling motions for judgment on the pleadings by two insurers in a coverage suit over faulty garlic flavoring were both shut down by an Illinois federal judge, saying the record is not developed enough to make a ruling.

  2. October 07, 2022

    Insurer Must Share Coverage For Faulty Flavoring, Court Told

    Another insurer must share coverage of claims asserted against Bell Flavors and Fragrances over faulty garlic flavoring, Berkley Assurance Co. told an Illinois federal court, saying an AmTrust unit sat back and forced Berkley to shoulder all liability.

  3. April 12, 2022

    Insurer Slams Bid To Split Coverage Of Faulty Flavoring Claims

    An AmTrust unit hit back at Berkley Assurance Co.'s bid to force the insurers to share coverage of claims that their policyholder's faulty garlic flavoring tainted other customers' products, telling an Illinois federal court that only the Berkley policy necessarily promises coverage.

  4. February 24, 2022

    Insurer Seeks To Share Coverage Of Faulty Flavoring Claims

    Berkley Assurance Co. urged an Illinois federal court on Thursday to order AmTrust unit Associated Industries Insurance Co. to share coverage of claims against Bell Flavors and Fragrances Inc. over its faulty garlic flavoring that Berkley said tainted other customers' products.

  5. October 06, 2021

    Faulty Garlic Flavoring Creates A Coverage Conflict

    Berkley Assurance Co. told an Illinois federal court Wednesday that an AmTrust unit must share coverage of a company for claims resulting from its sales of defective garlic flavoring, saying the flavoring caused property damage covered by the AmTrust policy.