An oil disposal company asked an Alabama federal judge to toss its insurer's coverage suit over two underlying pollution cases, asserting that the insurer's attempt to dodge coverage is "plainly premature" because no judgments have been filed in either of the state court suits.
A claims handler urged the Ninth Circuit Monday to vacate an insurer's $5.5 million award to recoup defense costs in underlying litigation over a car crash, arguing that the insurer hired an incompetent attorney who pursued a "disastrous" defense strategy against professional negligence claims that resulted in an $18.5 million arbitration loss.