Atain Specialty Insurance Company v. Triple PG Sand Development, LLC
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June 07, 2022
Mining Co. Says Insurer Must Cover Harvey Damage Suits
A sand mining company opposed its insurer's bid for summary judgment, telling a Texas federal court that a pollution exclusion does not bar coverage for underlying suits over Hurricane Harvey damage because the damage stems from heavy rain and not discharge of pollutants.
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May 17, 2022
Insurer Says Pollution Exclusion Bars Harvey Suits Coverage
Atain Specialty Insurance Co. should have no coverage obligations to a sand mine company accused of releasing materials into Houston-area waterways that hampered the waterways' ability to handle Hurricane Harvey, the insurer told a Texas federal court, arguing that a "total pollution exclusion" wholly bars coverage.
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July 01, 2021
Insurer Seeks Discharge From Texas Hurricane Flooding Suits
An insurer says it shouldn't have to defend a Texas sand mine in three lawsuits because it doesn't provide coverage for pollution such as the sediment the mine is accused of discharging into nearby rivers that flooded during Hurricane Harvey.