Legal Opinion
E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Allstate Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided June 4, 1997No. 435, 1995PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERGER, Justice:
This is an appeal over the proper construction of pollution exclusion provisions in general liability insurance policies issued to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. The Superior Court held that pollution claims against DuPont at specified sites are excluded from coverage because the discharges of pollutants were not “sudden,” “accidental,” or “unintended and unexpected.” We agree with the Superior Court’s analysis and conclusions.
I. BACKGROUND
The trial court interpreted two provisions — the ISO and NMA 1685, which generally exclude from coverage claims against DuPont for…
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