The United States District Court for the District of Montana (“Court”) addressed in a May 2021 Order a dispute involving an Environmental Impairment Liability Policy (“EIL”) and a.
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Insurer Defeats Trucking Co. s Bid For Pollution Coverage
Law360 (May 6, 2021, 9:49 PM EDT) A Montana federal judge has freed Admiral Insurance Co. from having to cover a trucking company against complaints from state environmental regulators concerning oilfield waste detected on its property, finding that the company withheld information in policy applications.
U.S. District Judge Brian Morris said Wednesday that none of the six policies Admiral issued to Dual Trucking and Transport LLC and an affiliate was triggered due to a slew of breaches by Dual, including failure to notify the insurer of claims against it within the policy periods and material misrepresentations on policy applications.