Judge: Umbrella Insurers Are Not Indispensable Parties In Pollution Coverage Case

Mealey's (February 22, 2019, 12:27 PM EST) -- CLEVELAND — In a case over coverage for allegations of pollutants discharge, an Ohio federal judge on Feb. 20 declined to reconsider his denial of a city’s motion to dismiss based on the argument that certain umbrella insurers were indispensable parties (National Fire Insurance of Hartford, et al. v. Willoughby, No. 17-1392, N.D. Ohio, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26880)....