Arco Industries Corp. v. American Motorists Insurance

This declaratory judgment action arises from the refusal of defendant American Motorists Insurance Company (amico) to defend and indemnify plaintiffs (collectively referred to as Arco) for costs incurred in an action brought by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for remediation of contamination at the automotive parts manufacturing plant of Arco Industries Corporation. Following a bench trial, the trial court entered an order requiring AMICO to indemnify Arco for 68.63 percent of all indemnifiable losses up to the aggregate limits of AMlCO’s coverage of $3.5 million. This is the third…