March 11, 2014
The Tenth Circuit on Tuesday reversed an earlier win for Lexington Insurance Co., finding the insurer was still on the hook for $7.5 million in damages to a salt mine, even though its client reported water streaming into the mine years after the problem was actually found.
May 23, 2013
A Kansas federal judge has freed Lexington Insurance Co. from covering $11.5 million in salt mine water damage, ruling Wednesday that the mine owner should have reported the water inflow issues when they first occurred rather than waiting until catastrophic flooding was imminent.
August 15, 2012
A Kansas federal judge on Tuesday axed five summary judgment bids Lexington Insurance Co. lodged in Lyons Salt Co.'s coverage suit over $11 million worth of salt mine problems, calling the insurer's arguments for allowing the separate filings totaling 150 total pages "disingenuous" and "incomprehensible."
May 05, 2011
Lyons Salt Co. sued Chartis Inc. unit Lexington Insurance Co. in Kansas on Thursday seeking coverage over severe water penetration problems at a salt mine that could cost $11 million to investigate and fix.