Legal Opinion
Bausch & Lomb Inc. v. Utica Mutual Insurance
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 12, 1993No. 56, September Term, 1992PublishedCited by 184 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Chief Judge.
This case focuses upon the meaning and application of certain provisions of a comprehensive general liability (CGL) insurance policy. The primary question presented is whether the insurer must defend or indemnify the insured as a consequence of groundwater pollution discovered on its industrial site, which entailed expenses of removing soil contaminated with hazardous chemicals. The insured initiated the clean-up without legal proceedings having been formally filed against it by a third party, and without a written administrative directive by a government agency that it…
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