Legal Opinion
United Nuclear Corp. v. Allstate Insurance
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 9, 2011No. 29,092PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CASTILLO, Chief Judge.
{1} The United Nuclear Corporation (UNC) was sued for discharging pollutants in the course of its mining operations. Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate) provided UNC comprehensive liability insurance. Under the policies Allstate issued UNC, property damage or personal injury caused by pollution was excluded from coverage, unless such pollution was “sudden and accidental.” The issue before us is whether the liabilities arising from UNC’s pollution discharges are excluded or fall within the “sudden and accidental” exception to the exclusion. We interpret the terms…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Self v. United Parcel Service, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1998
- Headley v. Morgan Management Corp.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2005
- Northern Insurance Company of New York v. Aardvark Associates, Inc. And Insurance Company of North America, Aardvark Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Rummel v. Lexington InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
- Ponder v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2000
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United Nuclear Corp. v. Allstate InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2012
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