Legal Opinion

Advanced Waste Services, Inc. v. United Milwaukee Scrap, LLC

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided March 3, 2015No. 2014AP1169Published

1Opinion of the CourtCurley, P.J.

¶ 1. United Milwaukee Scrap, LLC, appeals the trial court's grant of summary judgment on its third-party complaint against its insurer, Illinois National Insurance Company (Illinois National). United Milwaukee Scrap was sued by Advanced Waste Services, Inc., after wastewater United Milwaukee Scrap provided was found to be contaminated with PCBs,1 and Illinois National refused to defend the claim, arguing that the "total pollution exclusion" in its policy precluded coverage. The trial court agreed with Illinois National and granted summary judgment in its favor. On appeal, United Milwaukee…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Morton International, Inc. v. General Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
  2. Folkman v. QuammeWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003
  3. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. LangridgeWisconsin Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Hirschhorn v. Auto-Owners InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 2012
  5. Olson v. FarrarWisconsin Supreme Court · 2012

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