Legal Opinion
Quadrant Corp. v. American States Insurance
Washington Supreme Court
Decided April 28, 2005No. 74663-0PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*167¶1 A tenant in an apartment building was overcome by fumes and became ill after a restoration company applied sealant to a nearby deck. The tenant sued the restoration company and the owners of the apartment building. Both the restoration company and the building owners settled and the owners now claim that their business liability insurance should cover the loss.
Bridge, J.
¶2 The business liability policies at issue here both contain absolute pollution exclusion clauses, which the insurers now argue apply to exclude coverage for the tenant’s claim. The building owners contend that after this…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. CBI Industries, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1995
- Madison Construction Co. v. Harleysville Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Olympic Steamship Co., Inc. v. Centennial Ins. Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1991
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Rapid-American Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- American States Insurance v. KolomsIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
35 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by122 opinions
- Quadrant Corp. v. American States Ins. Co.Washington Supreme Court · 2005
- Kut Suen Lui v. Essex Insurance Co.Washington Supreme Court · 2016
- David Johnson v. Keybank National AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2017
- United Fire & Casualty Company v. Titan Contractors Service, IncCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
- Firemen's Insurance v. Kline & Son Cement Repair, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2007
117 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.