Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. v. SGS Petroleum Service Corp.

KAZEN, District Judge:

An insurer sought a declaratory judgment that it was not required to show prejudice before denying coverage for liability arising out of a pollution occurrence which the insured did not report within thirty days, as required by a pollution buyback clause in the policy. The district court granted the insurer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and denied the insured’s motion for summary judgment. We AFFIRM.

I. BACKGROUND

This diversity case involves a dispute over insurance coverage between Plaintiff-Appellee Starr Indemnity & Liability Company (“Starr”), a Texas-based…