Legal Opinion
Pennzoil-Quaker State Co. v. American International Specialty Lines Insurance
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided September 4, 2009No. Civil Action H-08-2025PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION
LEE H. ROSENTHAL, District Judge.
Pennzoil-Quaker State Company sued its insurer, American International Specialty Lines Insurance (“AISLIC”), alleging breach of contract and a violation of Chapter 542 of the Texas Insurance Code. Pennzoil obtained a pollution legal liability policy from AISLIC for its Shreveport, Louisiana refinery. From January 2001 to May 2001, Pennzoil was sued in five lawsuits filed in the Louisiana state courts by residents who live near the refinery. In the suits, the plaintiffs alleged that Pennzoil released various pollutants into the air and…
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