May 16, 2018
A Washington federal judge dismissed a claim Wednesday in a dairy operation's suit against four insurers regarding underlying manure-contamination claims, saying the insurers were not required to inform the dairy operation about the possibility of mediation, but rejected two other theories.
September 11, 2017
A group of insurance companies don't have to cover a large-scale dairy operation's costs to defend or settle a lawsuit alleging its inadequate manure disposal methods caused groundwater contamination, a Washington federal judge ruled Monday, finding that coverage is barred under a pollution exclusion in the insurers' policies.