Claussen v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

ORDER

EDENFIELD, Chief Judge.

As Yogi Berra once said, “it’s like déjá vu all over again.” Once again, the Court is asked to decide the summary judgment motion of the defendant, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (“Aetna”). Aetna requests summary judgment against the plaintiff, Henry Claussen, on three grounds. First, Aetna claims that Claus-sen’s claim is barred by the “owned property exclusion.” Second, Aetna claims that the pollution discharge was “sudden,” even as the Georgia Supreme Court has defined the word. Third, Aetna claims that the response costs demanded by the EPA are not “damages”…