Gold Coast Commodities, Inc. v. United Fire & Casualty Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION GOLD COAST COMMODITIES, INC., Plaintiff, v. CAUSE NO. 3:22-CV-194-CWR-LGI UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO., Defendant. ORDER The City of Brandon, Mississippi; the City of Jackson, Mississippi; and Lewis Mashburn filed separate lawsuits against Gold Coast Commodities. They accused Gold Coast of dumping industrial waste on their properties. Gold Coast sought a defense from its insurer, United Fire & Casualty, but United Fire refused. Gold Coast then filed this declaratory action. In competing motions, the…