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H.J. HEINZ COMPANY v. STARR SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY

  1. March 01, 2016

    Heinz Takes Fight Over Voided $25M Policy To 3rd Circ.

    H.J. Heinz Co. is appealing to the Third Circuit a Pennsylvania federal judge's decision to allow Starr Surplus Lines Insurance to rescind Heinz's $25 million policy in a battle over coverage for lead-tainted baby food, the company said in a notice filed Tuesday.

  2. February 01, 2016

    Heinz Ruling Boosts Insurers That Skip The 'Scavenger Hunt'

    A Pennsylvania federal judge's decision Monday to disregard a jury verdict and allow Starr Surplus Lines Insurance to void a Heinz product contamination policy adds to a long line of policyholder losses on rescission claims under New York law, giving ammunition to insurers that argue they don't have to investigate what isn't on a policy application.

  3. February 01, 2016

    Starr Can Void $25M Heinz Policy As Judge Nixes Jury Verdict

    A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Monday that Starr Surplus Lines Insurance can rescind a $25 million policy it issued to H.J. Heinz Co. in a battle over coverage for lead-tainted baby food, overriding a jury's advisory verdict finding that Starr had waived its right to void the policy.

  4. December 16, 2015

    Starr Waived Right To Rescind Heinz Insurance Policy: Jury

    A Pennsylvania federal jury on Wednesday found that H.J. Heinz Co. made misrepresentations in an insurance application to Starr Surplus Lines Insurance, but said the insurer cannot rescind its $25 million policy in a row over lead-tainted baby food because it knew about the misrepresentations and sold the policy anyway.

  5. December 15, 2015

    Insurer Seeks To Toss Heinz Defense In $25M Rescission Trial

    Starr Surplus Lines Insurance on Tuesday asked a Pennsylvania federal judge in its $25 million trial — expected to wrap up soon — with Heinz over lead-contaminated baby food to nix Heinz's affirmative defense that the insurer had waived its right to rescind the policy.

  6. November 17, 2015

    Judge Finalizes Jury Orders In Heinz, Starr Insurance Suit

    The final jury instructions and verdict slip form were set Tuesday in a dispute between Heinz and Starr Surplus Insurance over $25 million in coverage for contaminated baby food, after a Pennsylvania federal judge overruled nearly all of both parties' objections to his orders.

  7. November 13, 2015

    Starr's Bid To Void Heinz Policy Must Go To Jury, Court Says

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday refused to allow Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Co. to rescind a policy it issued to Heinz in a dispute over $25 million in coverage for contaminated baby food, saying a jury trial will be necessary to determine if the food company misrepresented its loss history on its insurance application.

  8. November 10, 2015

    Heinz Says It Did Not Mislead Insurer On Recall History

    Heinz on Tuesday fought back against claims that it misrepresented its loss history on an application for insurance and thus was barred from $25 million in coverage for contaminated baby food, telling a Pennsylvania federal court it provided the best information available and the insurer didn't ask for more.

  9. November 02, 2015

    Heinz Insurer Faces Higher Bar To Show Silence Was Fraud

    A Pennsylvania federal judge set rules for trial in Heinz's suit for $25 million in coverage for contaminated baby food on Monday, saying the insurer can void the policy if it shows by the weight of evidence that Heinz misstated fact but must meet a higher standard of evidence to successfully argue Heinz fraudulently omitted information.

  10. October 01, 2015

    Heinz Wins Access To Starr Policies In Baby Food Suit

    The Pennsylvania federal judge presiding over H.J. Heinz Co.'s suit seeking $25 million in coverage for lead-contaminated baby food ordered Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Co. on Thursday to give Heinz files related to product-contamination policies it has issued to other large companies.