Insurers Challenge ‘Baseless Pursuit’ Of Pollution Liability Coverage In Washington

Mealey's (March 9, 2021, 2:27 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — Insurers recently asked a Washington appeals court to reverse a lower court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of a plaintiff in its lawsuit seeking reimbursement for the alleged sums it spent responding to a pollution site, asserting that the lower court “committed fundamental errors” as to the viability of the plaintiff’s “scheme to procure a judgment against a defunct company” and “undo” previous settlements reached between the now-defunct company and its insurers....