· 12/13/1994
Cincinnati Insurance Company v. Flanders Electric Motor Service, Incorporated
Citations
- 40 F.3d 146
- 1994 WL 608461
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that the releases of PCB were commonplace events which resulted from twenty years of improper waste handling and storage practices
- \The fact that one or more of these spills or leaks may have occurred suddenly and accidentally does not alter our conclusion.\
- “The fact that one or more of these spills or leaks may have occurred suddenly and accidentally does not alter our conclusion.”
- “The existence of multiple dictionary definitions does not compel the conclusion that a term is ambiguous.”
- “Although several courts have considered the public record from the development and regulatory approval of the pollution exclusion . . . we will not look beyond the unambiguous policy language.”’
- “If the underlying factual basis of a claim, even if proved true, would not result in liability under an insurance policy, the insurer may properly refuse to defend its insured.”
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Judges: Wood, Coffey, Kanne
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