Injury-In-Fact Trigger Applied In Alabama Manufactured Gas Contamination Suit

Alabama Gas Corp. v. Travelers Cas. & Surety Co.
(U.S.D.C. Northern District of Alabama, July 16, 2013)

This environmental coverage action arises from a dispute as to whether the insurer’s multiple policies provided indemnity for past environmental contamination at a former manufactured gas plant prior to being redeveloped as low income housing.

Specifically, the Huntsville Gas Light Company, which incorporated in 1856, provided manufactured gas from various sources to customers until 1946.  In 1946, the Huntsville facility was converted to a propane air system …

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