Judge: Parties’ Contract Claims Over Liability For Cleanup Premature

Mealey's (December 6, 2018, 11:19 AM EST) -- HANNIBAL, Mo. — A federal judge in Missouri on Nov. 16 denied competing motions for summary judgment filed by the seller of a site that was contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE) and the buyer of the property, finding that their breach of contract claims were not ripe for adjudication because the seller’s insurance company has yet to decide if it will cover the costs incurred in remediating the property (Cooper Industries LLC v. Spectrum Brands Inc., No. 16 CV 39 CDP, E.D. Mo., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 195715)....