August 31, 2017
A Washington federal judge ruled Thursday that a suit by National Frozen Foods Corp. against Berkley Assurance Co. over coverage for a $3.5 million pea recall can stay in his court, saying the state's high court would never countenance the forum-selection clause that the insurer has claimed should boot the case to New York.
July 25, 2017
Insurer Berkley Assurance Co. escalated a forum fight with policyholder National Frozen Foods Corp. on Monday in litigation over coverage for a $3.5 million pea recall, saying National started the fight in Washington state knowing that their contract demands that it play out in New York.
July 06, 2017
National Frozen Foods Corp. asked a Washington federal judge on Wednesday to reject a W.R. Berkley Corp. unit's bid to dismiss or transfer its lawsuit seeking insurance coverage for $3.5 million in damages it says it sustained in a massive recall of frozen peas, asserting that a policy provision requiring disputes to be heard in New York is void.
June 14, 2017
A W.R. Berkley Corp. unit on Tuesday urged a Washington federal judge to dismiss or transfer National Frozen Foods Corp.'s lawsuit seeking coverage for $3.5 million in damages it says it sustained in a massive recall of frozen peas, contending that the food company's policy requires any disputes to be resolved in New York.
March 07, 2017
National Frozen Foods Corp. has filed suit against its insurer, a unit of W.R. Berkley Corp., seeking coverage for the $3.5 million in damages the company said it sustained when possible listeria contamination forced it to recall approximately 470,000 pounds of frozen peas.