Louisiana Generating LLC et al v. Illinois Union Insurance Company

  1. August 07, 2015

    Insurer Must Cover NRG's $34M Cleanup Costs In CAA Row

    A Louisiana federal judge has ruled that Illinois Union Insurance Co. must indemnify an NRG Energy Inc. subsidiary for $34 million in costs it has incurred or will incur to remediate coal pollution pursuant to a settlement of a Clean Air Act suit, holding that all the expenditures fall within the scope of the policy's coverage.

  2. October 24, 2014

    NRG Blasts Insurer's 'Scorched Earth' Tactics In CAA Row

    A subsidiary of NRG Energy Inc. has accused Illinois Union Insurance Co. in Louisiana federal court of pursuing a "scorched earth" strategy in a coverage dispute over the settlement of a Clear Air Act coal pollution suit, characterizing a discovery request from Illinois Union as a "fishing expedition."

  3. October 01, 2014

    CORRECTED: Illinois Union Stuck With NRG Energy's $3.5M CAA Fines

    A Louisiana federal judge ruled Tuesday that Illinois Union Insurance Co. must cover $3.5 million in civil penalties imposed on a subsidiary of NRG Energy Inc. for violations of the Clean Air Act, finding the fees aren’t excluded from coverage in a policy held by Louisiana Generating LLC. [Correction: An earlier story misstated the amount of the CAA fines in question. The error has been corrected.]

  4. May 17, 2012

    Ill. Union Can Appeal NRG Unit's Coverage Suit, Judge Says

    A Louisiana federal judge on Wednesday refused to grant a new trial in an NRG Energy Inc. subsidiary's coverage suit against Illinois Union Insurance Co., but did grant the insurer's alternative request that it be certified for an interlocutory appeal.

  5. January 30, 2012

    NRG Unit Wins Coverage For Coal Plant Modification Suit

    Illinois Union Insurance Co. must defend an NRG Energy Inc. subsidiary against a Clean Air Act suit brought by the federal government alleging it illegally made major modifications to a coal-fired power plant in Louisiana, a federal judge ruled Monday.

  6. December 15, 2011

    Wells Fargo Dodges Sanctions In Pollution Coverage Suit

    A Louisiana federal judge on Wednesday refused to sanction a Wells Fargo & Co. unit for failing to turn over documents Illinois Union Insurance Co. says it needs to defend itself from a coverage suit brought by an NRG Energy Inc. subsidiary over Clean Air Act liability.

  7. September 23, 2011

    LaGen's Pollution Coverage Suit Will Stay in La.: Judge

    A federal judge on Thursday denied Illinois Union Insurance Co.'s motion to dismiss or transfer a dispute over potential Clean Air Act liability for an insured NRG Energy Inc. subsidiary, ruling that both the coverage dispute and the underlying environmental suit should be litigated in Louisiana.

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