National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, P.A. v. Florida Crystals Corporation et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

9:14-cv-81134

Court:

Florida Southern

Nature of Suit:

Insurance

Judge:

James I. Cohn

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  1. January 19, 2016

    Sugar Farms Owed Defense In Pesticide Harm Suit, Judge Says

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday ruled that two sugarcane farmers accused in an underlying suit of spraying weed killer on a neighboring date palm farm were owed a defense by their insurer, finding none of the policy's exclusions applied but leaving the question of amounts unresolved.

  2. November 04, 2015

    Sugar Farmers Seek Victory In Pesticide Damage Coverage

    Two sugar cane farmers on Wednesday asked a Florida federal judge to order an insurer to cover litigation costs of an underlying suit over the spraying of weed killer on a neighboring date palm farm, saying that the court has repeatedly found that the policy's exclusions don't apply.

  3. May 11, 2015

    National Union Can't Dodge Pesticide Damage Coverage

    A Florida federal judge on Monday refused to let National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa., get out of defending sugar cane farmers it insured in a case over the spraying of weed killer on a neighboring date palm farm.