Helena Chemical Co. v. Allianz Underwriters Insurance

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that, when relevant, the insured bears the burden to prove an exception to the exclusion applies in order to restore coverage
• holding there could be no bad faith refusal to pay where court found claim was not covered
• stating that, when relevant, the insured bears the burden to prove an exception to the exclusion applies in order to restore coverage
• stating that a majority of jurisdictions have recognized “damages” to include environmental costs
• holding “environmental cleanup costs” constitute “property damages”
• “Where the words of an insurance policy are capable of two reasonable interpretations, the construction most favorable to the insured should be adopted.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).