by Kent Holland | Jul 18, 2012 | Newsletter Article
J. Kent Holland, Jr., J.D. Where a hydraulic fracturing well driller was sued by a homeowner who alleged his drinking water was contaminated by the release and discharge of pollutants and contaminants due to improper cement casing of the gas wells and other activities...
by Kent Holland | Jan 3, 2012 | Newsletter Article
Chinese Drywall caused damage that was not from coverage under a homeowner’s insurance policy because of several exclusions for (1) faulty, inadequate or defective materials, (2) latent defects, (3) rust or corrosion and (4) pollution. Two years after purchasing...
by Kent Holland | Jan 3, 2012 | Newsletter Article
Where a property insurance “open peril” policy for a condominium association contained a pollution exclusion, there was no coverage afforded for damages arising out of a contractor’s work of an asbestos remediation contractor. The association hired the contractor to...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
When a property purchaser discovered pollution on its newly acquired property it filed suit against the seller and the seller agreed to pay certain cleanup costs. But the seller subsequently reorganized its corporate structure and asserted the cleanup costs could not...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
A homeowner’s suit against Lexington Insurance Company to recover under a property policy for damages caused by shoddy roofing work that resulted in mold contamination was dismissed based on a coverage exclusion for mold. The insurance policy covered any risks of loss...
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