Contamination Coverage Suit To Be Litigated In Missouri Rather Than North Carolina

Mealey's (November 16, 2018, 11:34 AM EST) -- CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An insurer’s suit filed in North Carolina federal court and seeking a declaration that no coverage is owed to an insured for more than $3 million in environmental remediation costs must be dismissed because the dispute can be litigated in Missouri federal court where the insured’s suit against the insurer is pending, a North Carolina federal judge said Nov. 15 (Great American E&S Insurance Co. v. Butterball LLC, No. 18-113, E.D. N.C., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 194871)....