May 22, 2023
The Fifth Circuit backed a federal court's ruling that Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Co. has no duty to defend an animal feed manufacturer accused of dumping toxic chemicals into a city's sewer system, upholding that no coverage is available because the underlying allegations describe intentional conduct.
July 21, 2022
Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance urged the Fifth Circuit to uphold a Mississippi federal court's ruling that it has no duty to defend an animal feed manufacturer accused of dumping toxic chemicals into a city's sewer system, saying it is "abundantly obvious" that the city alleged intentional conduct.
June 13, 2022
A manufacturer of animal feed products accused by a Mississippi city of dumping oily, corrosive wastewater into its sewer system urged the Fifth Circuit on Monday to reverse a lower court's determination that Crum & Forster had no defense obligations, arguing that the court read intent into the city's ambiguous allegations.