Legal Opinion
Egan Marine Corp. v. Great American Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 23, 2011No. 11-1266, 11-1346PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Egan Marine Corporation (“EMC”) and Service Welding and Shipbuilding, LLC (“SWS”) are embroiled in a contract dispute with them insurance company, Great American Insurance Company of New York (“GAIC”). The dispute centers on the terms and scope of the plaintiffs’ insurance policy, which indemnifies them against liability under several federal environmental protection laws or those laws’ state-law equivalents. EMC and SWS attempted to invoke their policy for up to $10 million in coverage following an explosion on one of their vessels that resulted in an oil spill in the…
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