Doe Run Resources Corp. v. Lexington Ins. Co., No. 12-2215 (8th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseDoe Run commenced a declaratory judgment action seeking to enforce Lexington's contractual duty to defend Doe Run per its Commercial General Liability (CGL) policies in an underlying lawsuit. The underlying lawsuit alleged environmental property damage resulting from Doe Run's mine and mill operations. The court affirmed the district court's conclusion that Lexington had no duty to defend because the policies' absolute pollution exclusions unambiguously barred coverage of all claims asserted in the underlying lawsuit.
Court Description: Civil case - Insurance. In a declaratory judgment action brought to determine whether defendant had an obligation to defend Doe Run on claims that its mining and mill operations had caused environmental damage on neighboring property, the district court did not err in determining the insurer had no duty to defend because the policies' absolute pollution exclusions unambiguously barred coverage of all claims asserted in the suit brought against Doe Run.
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