Arrowood Indemnity Company v. City of West Sacramento, et al
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22-15165
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December 22, 2022
Insurer Needn't Cover City's Pollution Deal, 9th Circ. Says
Arrowood Indemnity Co. has no duty to indemnify a California city seeking to recover $1.4 million from a settlement over soil and groundwater contamination, the Ninth Circuit said Thursday, citing a pollution exclusion in a former metal plating business's insurance policies.
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August 16, 2022
Trade Group Backs Insurer In City's 9th Circ. Pollution Appeal
An insurance trade association has urged the Ninth Circuit to side with Arrowood Indemnity Co. in its fight to avoid paying $1.4 million for groundwater contamination caused by a metal plating company in West Sacramento, California, saying that siding with the city would weaken pollution exclusions in insurance contracts.
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August 09, 2022
Insurer Tells 9th Circ. It Needn't Cover City's Cleanup Deal
Arrowood Indemnity Co. urged the Ninth Circuit to uphold a lower court's ruling that it has no duty to indemnify a California city seeking to recover $1.4 million from a settlement over soil and groundwater contamination the city said was caused by a metal plating company.
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June 08, 2022
City Tells 9th Circ. Polluter's Insurer Must Cover Cleanup Deal
A California city told the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday that a lower court wrongly held a former metal plating business's insurance policies don't cover a $1.4 million settlement reached to end litigation over environmental contamination.