Unigard Insurance v. Leven

Agid, A.C.J.

Unigard Insurance Company filed this declaratory judgment action against Bruce Leven and several corporations he controlled 1 claiming it was not obligated to defend or indemnify Leven against liabilities arising from environmental contamination at eight Washington sites where Leven’s corporations operated. The trial court granted Leven’s cross motion for summary judgment, rul ing as a matter of law that Unigard (1) had a duty to defend and/or indemnify Leven personally in two lawsuits brought against Leven’s corporation and in a related Department of Ecology enforcement action…