February 14, 2024
The Ninth Circuit appeared reluctant Wednesday to revive the City of Los Angeles' bid for environmental contamination coverage from a defunct boat repair company's insurers, probing the city's counsel on whether his arguments for coverage were at odds with the underlying factual record.
July 21, 2023
A California federal court correctly tossed the city of Los Angeles' bid to force three insurers to cover an environmental contamination judgment against a now-defunct boat repair company, the insurers told the Ninth Circuit, arguing the award falls under a pollution exclusion in their policies.
April 17, 2023
Los Angeles' Board of Harbor Commissioners urged the Ninth Circuit to find that a defunct boat repair company's insurers must provide coverage after the company was found liable for environmental contamination, arguing that a California federal court erred by conflating intentional business conduct with expected or intended pollution.