Insured Does Not Have To Prove It Was Liable For Chemical Exposure Injuries

(July 8, 2019, 1:16 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania federal judge on June 27 clarified that an insured, seeking coverage for the settlement of a wrongful death suit arising out of an underlying claimant’s exposure to benzene, is not required to establish that it was actually liable for the injuries sustained by the plaintiff in the underlying suit (Catlin Specialty Insurance Co. v. J.J. White Inc., No. 14-1255, E.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 107627)....