Cascade Corp. v. American Home Assurance Co.

Plaintiff Cascade Corporation (Cascade) appeals from the judgment that the trial court entered on its claims against defendant Employers Reinsurance Corp. (ERC) for coverage under a commercial liability insurance policy that ERC issued to Cascade. Cascade sought coverage both for its expenses in defending administrative and judicial actions seeking to hold it liable for contamination to groundwater under and near its business property and for the expenses of remediating the contamination that was legally its responsibility. ERC provided excess coverage. Cascade has settled its claims against…