Encore Industries, Inc. v. Travelers Property Casualty Company of America et al
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January 17, 2025
Insurers Needn't Cover Plastic-Maker For Worker Death Suit
Travelers and Zurich insurers don't owe indemnification to Ohio-based manufacturer Encore Plastics for a suit over a worker's death, a federal court ruled Friday, saying a "direct intent" exclusion applies to the underlying claims arising under an Ohio statute that authorizes employer liability for intentional torts.
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February 28, 2024
Plastic-Maker Says Insurers Must Cover Worker Death Suit
Ohio-based manufacturer Encore Plastics took Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America and American Guarantee & Liability Insurance Co. to federal court, claiming both companies are violating their policies by refusing to defend or indemnify it in an underlying suit over one of its workers' death in an industrial accident.