Georgia Federal Judge Awards Insured More Than $1.1M For Contamination Costs

Mealey's (November 14, 2017, 1:35 PM EST) -- ATLANTA — A Georgia federal judge on Nov. 3 awarded an insured more than $1.1 million for contamination claims arising out of the operation of a battery plant after rejecting the insurer’s argument that the insured failed to meet the policy’s deductible (ACE American Insurance Co. v. Exide Technologies Inc., et al., No. 16-1600, N.D. Ga.)....