Law360, New York (June 18, 2012, 10:35 PM ET) -- The Century Indemnity Co. asked a New York federal judge Friday to declare it has no duty to defend or indemnify The Narragansett Electric Co. in an environmental lawsuit concerning a cleanup of gas byproduct wastes at a Massachusetts landfill.
In a motion for partial summary judgment, Century argued that under Massachusetts law, a "sudden and accidental" pollution event had to occur for the insurance policy to apply and that the pollution at the Mendon Road site in Attleboro, Mass., was merely caused by routine dispersal...
Century Seeks To Avoid Coverage For Narragansett Cleanup
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