Questions Of Fact Exist As To Whether Measures Are Remediation Costs, Panel Says

Mealey's (August 8, 2016, 12:17 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 4 vacated a Louisiana federal judge’s ruling in favor of an insured seeking coverage for mitigation projects undertaken to address alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) because questions of fact exist as to whether the measures undertaken by the insured are “remediation costs” as defined by the policy at issue (Louisiana Generating LLC, et al. v. Illinois Union Insurance Co., et al., No. 15-30914, 5th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 14344)....

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