Fetherolf, LLC et al v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

  1. October 10, 2025

    State Farm Needn't Cover Dry Cleaner In Pollution Row

    The property owner of a dry cleaner isn't owed coverage for an investigation and remediation demand conducted by a state environmental protection agency, a New Mexico federal judge ruled, finding that an absolute pollution exclusion barred indemnification and defense obligations.

  2. February 12, 2024

    NM Dry Cleaner Says Policy Covers Chemical Cleanup Costs

    The property owner of a New Mexico dry cleaner told a federal court Monday that State Farm has refused to defend it against an investigation and demand for remediation from the state's environmental protection agency after the discovery of chlorinated solvent contamination in its property's soil.