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Boeing Co. V. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.: Cercla Response Costs Covered "As Damages" Under Comprehensive General Liability Insurance Policies , Kimberly A. Richter Jan 1991

Boeing Co. V. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.: Cercla Response Costs Covered "As Damages" Under Comprehensive General Liability Insurance Policies , Kimberly A. Richter

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This Comment will examine the CERCLA provisions that empower the government to clean up dangerous hazardous waste sites and to seek reimbursement of clean-up costs from polluters. It will then outline the standard provisions of CGL policies, which require insurers to indemnify insureds for all costs incurred "as damages" under the terms of the policy. Next, the Comment will set forth the two primary methods of interpretation employed by courts to determine whether CERCLA response costs are covered damages under CGL policies. The Comment will then set forth Washington law which provided the foundation for the Washington Supreme Court's decision …


Tank V. State Farm: Conducting A Reservation Of Rights Defense In Washington, Matthew L. Sweeney Jan 1987

Tank V. State Farm: Conducting A Reservation Of Rights Defense In Washington, Matthew L. Sweeney

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The key to properly conducting a reservation of rights defense is understanding the interrelationship between insurer, policyholder, and defense counsel. In <em>Tank v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.</em>, the Washington Supreme Court addressed the rights and duties of the insurer and defense counsel conducting a reservation of rights defense.