8th Circuit Majority Says Per-Claim Limit Applies In Lead-Smelting Coverage Suit

(April 14, 2023, 11:36 AM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A district court erred in finding that a per-occurrence limit applies in a coverage dispute over underlying personal injury claims arising out of the insured’s lead-smelting XE "lead-smelting"  operations because an endorsement regarding the policy limits modifies the limits of liability to be on a per-claim basis, the majority of the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said April 13 in reversing the district court’s ruling....