March 30, 2017
A waste management firm must reimburse Steadfast Insurance Co. for a $50,000 deductible, a California federal judge ruled Wednesday, in a pyrrhic victory for the insurer after it spent nearly $1.7 million defending Technichem in a trio of pollution cases.
December 02, 2016
Steadfast Insurance Co. on Thursday continued its quest to have a federal judge order Technichem to reimburse a $50,000 deductible after the insurer paid nearly $1.7 million to defend the company against claims over hazardous dry-cleaning materials that leaked from its California warehouse.
July 15, 2016
A California federal judge on Friday agreed to rethink whether an insurance policy's deductible applies to defense costs but upheld the rest of his decision that a group of insurers owe coverage for lawsuits against Technichem Inc. stemming from a leak of hazardous dry-cleaning materials.
July 14, 2016
A group of insurers stood behind their plea for a California federal judge to rethink his ruling that they owe coverage for lawsuits stemming from a leak of hazardous dry-cleaning materials, saying Thursday that Technichem Inc.’s arguments against the request are flawed. Correction: An earlier story incorrectly reported the judge presiding over the case. The error has been corrected.
July 08, 2016
Technichem Inc. blasted a request by a group of insurers for reconsideration of a determination that they owe coverage for lawsuits stemming from a leak of hazardous dry-cleaning materials, contending Thursday that they cannot ask the California federal court judge to reevaluate just because they’re unhappy with the outcome. Correction: An earlier story incorrectly reported the judge presiding over the case. The error has been corrected.
June 24, 2016
A group of insurers urged a California federal judge Thursday to reconsider his ruling that they owe coverage for lawsuits stemming from a leak of hazardous dry-cleaning materials, saying the court erred by overlooking policy terms, wrongfully finding a provision unenforceable and ruling prematurely. Correction: An earlier story incorrectly reported the judge presiding over the case. The error has been corrected.
June 06, 2016
A group of insurers for now can’t escape coverage of underlying claims leveled against Technichem for hazardous dry-cleaning materials that leaked from its California warehouse, a California federal judge ruled Friday, finding that two owe it a defense and the third’s defense costs don’t count toward its policy limit. Correction: An earlier story incorrectly reported the judge presiding over the case. The error has been corrected.