No Coverage Owed For Environmental Contamination, Federal Magistrate Judge Says

Mealey's (January 10, 2017, 11:09 AM EST) -- HAMMOND, Ind. — Insureds seeking coverage for environmental contamination discovered on a property they purchased are not entitled to coverage because the policy bars coverage for known or unknown property damage and for property damage that began before the policy’s inception, an Indiana federal magistrate judge said Jan. 5 in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment (Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co. v. Juan and Maria Garcia, No. 15-66, N.D. Ind.; 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1861)....

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