Schnitzer Investment Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London

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• recognizing that orders from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality can'trigger the duty to defend
• recognizing that orders from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality can trigger the duty to defend
• holding that underlying letter raised possibility of allegations of contaminated groundwater, even though letter did not expressly mention groundwater
• stating that the duty to defend arises when there is “any basis for which the insurer provides coverage,” even if the suit also alleges conduct beyond the policy’s coverage
• construing similar language to require service on Oregon director of department of consumer and business services for award of attorney’s fees
• insurer argued that the administrative documents in question alleged damage only to the insured’s soil, which would not have been covered by the policy, instead of damage to the groundwater, which was covered by the policy

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