No Coverage Owed For Claims Arising Out Of Gas Pipeline Explosion

Mealey's (February 6, 2019, 2:31 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — An insured contractor working on a Louisiana natural gas pipeline and its insurer have no duty to defend or indemnify a third party for underlying personal injury claims arising out of a pipeline explosion because Louisiana’s Anti-Indemnity Act bars the indemnity and insurance provisions included in the master service agreement (MSA) between the insured and the third party, a Louisiana federal judge said Feb. 5 (Atlantic Specialty Insurance Co., et al. v. Phillips 66 Co., No. 17-9318, E.D. La., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18224)....