Century Indemnity Company v. The Marine Group, LLC et al

  1. January 08, 2016

    Ironworks Still Denied Coverage For Tribes' Enviro Claims

    An Oregon federal judge shot down a request for reconsideration by a group of ironworks companies who say their insurance with an AIG Inc. unit should cover environmental cleanup claims by five Native American tribes, reiterating his holding on Thursday that the claims were brought on behalf of the U.S. government.

  2. December 22, 2015

    Industrial Cos. Must Share Defense-Cost Docs With Insurer

    A group of industrial companies must turn over documents establishing defense costs during the cleanup of a Superfund site in Oregon to their insurer, an Oregon federal judge ruled Monday, saying the documents are necessary and not barred by attorney-client privilege.

  3. October 29, 2015

    Policies Cover Tribes' Claims In Superfund Case, Court Told

    A group of ironwork companies who want their insurers to help pay for the cleanup of a Superfund site at the Portland Harbor asked an Oregon federal judge Wednesday to reconsider whether the policies of an AIG Inc. subsidiary bar coverage for claims brought by five Native American tribes.

  4. September 21, 2015

    Industrial Cos. Bar Witness In Superfund Coverage Suit

    A group of industrial companies being investigated by the Environmental Protection Agency for potential liabilities in the cleanup of a Portland Superfund site successfully struck a lawyer's expert testimony Monday in a dispute over insurance companies' duty to indemnify them.

  5. September 11, 2015

    Century, Others Cut From Defense Duty In River Cleanup Suit

    An Oregon federal judge on Friday found that Century Indemnity Co. and a slew of other insurers have no duty to defend a group of ironwork companies caught in a dispute over cleanup of a Portland Superfund site, granting partial summary judgment based on exclusions in their policies.

  6. February 26, 2015

    Recovery Of Superfund Defense Costs Follows A Paper Trail

    An Oregon federal court on Wednesday said that to win defense costs associated with a cleanup dispute over a Portland Superfund site from a massive group of insurers, a group of ironwork companies and their voluntary insurer need to itemize the costs and prove their characterization as defense costs.

  7. December 04, 2012

    Century Loses Bid For Fresh Look At Superfund Ruling

    An Oregon judge on Monday denied a bid by Century Indemnity Co. to reconsider a ruling finding several insurers were obligated to defend a dispute over cleanup of a Portland Superfund site, saying it presented no grounds to dispute the order.

  8. January 30, 2012

    Insurers Owe Indemnity In Superfund Cleanup Suit: Judge

    An Oregon federal judge on Friday found that several insurers have a duty to defend in a dispute over the cleanup of a Portland Superfund site, but declined to dismiss the suit because it is unclear whether The Marine Group LLC in fact holds the insurance policies at issue.

  9. August 02, 2011

    Ore. Asks To Enter Coverage Row Over Superfund Cleanup

    Oregon sought Monday to intervene in a coverage dispute in federal court over the cleanup of a Portland Superfund site in order to defend the constitutionality of a state environmental law's application in the case.