Fluor Corporation v. Zurich American Insurance Co.

  1. July 13, 2023

    8th Circ. Denies Rehearing In Zurich Lead Coverage Fight

    An Eighth Circuit decision increasing Zurich American Insurance Co.'s coverage obligations over an insured's $300 million settlement of lead contamination claims will stand, the appeals court ruled, denying the insurer's rehearing bid.

  2. May 22, 2023

    Groups Back Zurich's 8th Circ. Rehearing Bid In Lead Case

    Two insurance industry groups asked the Eighth Circuit to reconsider its ruling hiking a Zurich unit's coverage obligations to Fluor Corp. to $21.5 million over lead contamination claims, arguing a split three-judge panel erred by interpreting an endorsement in isolation, thus "fundamentally altering the insurance bargain."

  3. May 12, 2023

    Zurich Asks 8th Circ. To Revisit Coverage Of $300M Fluor Deal

    Zurich American Insurance Co. urged the Eighth Circuit to rethink its decision that increased the insurer's coverage obligations to Fluor Corp. over Fluor's $300 million settlement of lead contamination claims, arguing that if unchanged, the decision would "frustrate and overthrow the reasonable commercial expectations" of insurers and insureds.

  4. April 13, 2023

    8th Circ. Revives Fluor-Zurich Policy Limit Dispute

    The Eighth Circuit reversed a lower court's decision in Fluor Corp.'s lengthy coverage dispute against Zurich American Insurance Co. over allegations of lead contamination, finding that endorsements included in the general liability policy modify the limits of liability to be on a per-claim basis.