Coverage Barred For Claims Arising Out Of Contaminated Pet Food, Insurer Asserts

(December 12, 2017, 1:09 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — No coverage is owed to an insured manufacturer of pet food for underlying claims alleging damages caused by pet food manufactured by the insured and contaminated with pentobarbital because the insured made material misrepresentations in its application for insurance and because the policies at issue clearly preclude coverage for the underlying claims, an insurer asserts in a Dec. 5 complaint filed in Illinois federal court (Colony Insurance Co. v. Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food Co. Inc., et al., No. 17-8756, N.D. Ill.)....