Legal Opinion
Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. Cowen Construction Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 30, 2002No. 95,971PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLavender, J.
{1 Pursuant to the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, 20 0.8.1991 §§ 1601 et seq., the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma certified the following questions:
1. Under Oklahoma law, what is the proper "trigger of coverage" theory to determine the applicability of a commercial general liability policy 1 to injuries allegedly caused by lead poisoning?
2. Under Oklahoma law, is the scope of the total pollution exclusion of a com mercial general liability policy limited to "environmental pollution?"
12 Since the language used in the insurance contract (in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Morton International, Inc. v. General Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- Dodson v. St. Paul Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- Max True Plastering Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- Brown v. FordSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of Florida · 1980
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- DADELAND DEPOT. v. St. Paul Fire and MarineSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
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