Detrex Chemical Industries, Inc. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau

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• EPA letter informing company that it might be liable for cleanup costs, penalties and punitive damages under CERCLA does not trigger duty to defend
• duty to defend triggered only by formal administrative hearing; reconsidered to include an EPA remedial order
• DNR letter constituted a “suit” because it invoked a statutory right to an adjudicatory hearing subject to administrative review
• \[A] claim for damages made against [the insured] that might result in its legal liability is not synonymous with a `suit' so as to trigger [the insurer's] duty to defend....\
• no showing that civil penalty was sought “because of property damage” to environment
• policy stated “[t]he insurance afforded by this policy is only with respect to such coverages as are indicated by specific premium charges or charges in the appropriate coverage”

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