Legal Opinion
U.S. Env't, L.P. v. Am. Int'l Specialty Lines Ins. Co.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided July 7, 2017No. CASE NO. 4:16-cv-2216Published
1Opinion of the Court
NANCY F. ATLAS, SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introduction...811
II. Factual Background...811
A. The Underlying Lawsuit...811
B. Procedural Posture...815
III. Legal Standards...815
A. Summary Judgment...815
B. Legal Principles for Interpretation of Insurance Contracts and Assessment of the Duty to Defend...816
IV. Analysis...818
A. The 2011 Policy...819
*8111. Paragraph 6 of the Pollution Exclusion...819
2. Progressive, Indivisible Property Damage ... Caused By Related or Continuous Exposure to Substantially the Same General Harmful Conditions or Substances...820
B. Exclusions Under…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Little v. Liquid Air Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Malacara v. GarberCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
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