Insurer Asserts Affirmative Defenses For Coverage Of Environmental Claim

Mealey's (July 28, 2021, 7:35 AM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — In a July 14 answer to an amended complaint filed in New Jersey federal court about environmental investigation and remediation at an insured property, an insurer asserts numerous affirmative defenses including that the insured “is barred from bringing a claim against the defendant by virtue of being made whole through the voluntary settlement of a previous matter.”...