United States of America v. Water Quality Insurance Syndicate
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8:22-cv-02158
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September 01, 2023
$6.2M Pollution Insurance Fight Heading For Arbitration
A Florida federal judge on Thursday ordered a marine pollution insurance company to arbitrate indemnification claims totaling $6.2 million against a British insurer, finding that it was bound by the British insurer's arbitration agreement with a now-defunct barge company.
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January 26, 2023
$6.2M Oil Cleanup Fight Must Be Arbitrated, UK Insurer Says
A British insurer asked a Florida court on Thursday to force a marine pollution insurance company to halt its lawsuit seeking indemnification for more than $6.2 million in cleanup costs incurred by the U.S. government to remove thousands of gallons of oil from a structurally deficient barge in Tampa Bay.
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September 16, 2022
US Gov't Sues Barge Insurer For $6.2M Oil Cleanup
The U.S. government told a Florida federal court Friday that an insurer must reimburse it the more than $6.2 million it spent in removing more than 147,000 gallons of petroleum products from a barge that held a substantial risk of discharging oil into Tampa Bay.