CGL pollution wording ambiguous, court rules. (comprehensive general liability, Illinois Supreme Court): An article from: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management

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From the supplier: A Dec 4, 1992, Illinois Supreme Court ruling on the language in a comprehensive general liability policy is expected to have an impact on future decisions concerning whether manufacturers or insurers are responsible for the cost of environmental cleanups. The court ruled that the 'sudden and accidental' terminology used in the exclusionary clause in Liberty Mutual's liability policy was ambiguous and that the insurer must defend Outboard Marine in a pollution liability case. The decision opens possibilities of insurance industry liability for injunctive costs as well as compensatory damages in government-mandated cleanup cases.

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Title: CGL pollution wording ambiguous, court rules. (comprehensive general liability, Illinois Supreme Court)
Author: Colleen Mulcahy
Publication:National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 21, 1992
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Issue: n51 Page: p5(2)

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