6th Circuit Majority Says Settlement Agreement Applies To Only 1 Battery Plant

Mealey's (July 11, 2017, 12:05 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel majority on June 30 reversed a district court’s finding that a 1989 settlement agreement regarding environmental cleanup costs bars all potential claims for environmental contamination arising out of  two of the insured’s battery plants after determining that the settlement agreement pertains only to coverage for one of the battery plants (Employers Insurance of Wausau, et al. v. McGraw Edison Company, No. 16-1264, 6th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 11773)....