GrafTech Internatl., Ltd. v. Pacific Emps. Ins. Co.

MELODY J. STEWART, P.J.:

{¶ 1} Eighty-four employees working in smelting plants of Alcoa, Inc., an aluminum manufacturer, alleged that they suffered injuries from exposure to toxic coal-tar pitch contained in a product made by plaintiff-appellant GrafTech International, Ltd. GrafTech demanded coverage and legal representation under a series of insurance policies issued by its primary insurer, defendant-appellee Pacific Employers Insurance Company, whose parent company is defendant-appellee ACE American Insurance Company. Pacific denied coverage under a pollution exclusion that excluded…