ZRZ Realty Co. v. Beneficial Fire & Casualty Insurance

This insurance coverage dispute involves environmental contamination that resulted from plaintiffs’ dismantling of navy and merchant marine vessels at a site along the Willamette River. Plaintiff ZRZ Realty owns that site, known as the “Moody Avenue site.” The other plaintiffs conducted operations at the site or are successors-in-interest to prior site operators. We refer to plaintiffs collectively as “Zidell.”

Zidell initially brought this action against a number of its insurers, asserting various claims for damages and seeking a declaration of coverage with regard to future environmental…