May 31, 2012
A Missouri federal judge on Wednesday refused to reconsider its decision that Zurich American Insurance Co. had a duty to defend U.S. Engineering Co. in suits over asbestos contamination at a courthouse, saying that an order adding an asbestos exception to the policy did not eliminate the duty to defend.
April 17, 2012
A Missouri federal judge on Tuesday put Zurich American Insurance Co. on the hook for a portion of U.S. Engineering Co.'s defense costs in a class action and related personal injury suit over asbestos contamination at a Kansas City courthouse.
September 21, 2011
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed part of a Missouri county's counterclaim against Zurich American Insurance Co. alleging a bad faith failure to settle underlying litigation over asbestos contamination at a Kansas City courthouse, finding the claim required an excess settlement.
March 08, 2011
National Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford intervened Monday as a plaintiff in Zurich American Insurance Co.'s suit in Missouri seeking to avoid defending or indemnifying a contractor against underlying claims over alleged asbestos contamination at a Kansas City, Mo., courthouse.