Additional Insured Entitled To Defense For Underlying Toxic Exposure Lawsuits

Mealey's (September 18, 2020, 1:17 PM EDT) -- AKRON, Ohio — An insurer has a duty to defend an additional insured in four underlying lawsuits arising out of exposure to toxic hydrogen sulfide gas because the underlying suits do not allege that the additional insured was independently responsible for the exposure incident, an Ohio federal judge said Sept. 16 (FirstEnergy Generation LLC v. Valley Forge Insurance Co., No. 19-2413, N.D. Ohio, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169512)....