No Coverage Owed For Environmental Cleanup Costs, Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (December 17, 2018, 12:31 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — An insured is not entitled to coverage for environmental contamination cleanup costs because no suit has been filed against the insured as required by the policies at issue, a Washington federal judge said Dec. 14 in granting the insurers’ motion for summary judgment (Continental Casualty Co., et al. v. C.D. Stimson Co., No. 17-235, W.D. Wash., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 211245)....