Great Lakes Chemical Corp. v. International Surplus Lines Insurance Co.

CHEZEM, Judge.

Case Summary

Appellant-plaintiff, Great Lakes Chemical Company ("Great Lakes"), appeals the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of appellees-defendants, International Surplus Lines Insurance Company ("ISLIC") and First State Insurance Company ("First State"). We reverse and remand.

Issues

Great Lakes presents three issues for our review:

I. Whether the "pollution exelusion" clauses contained in the excess lability policies issued by ISLIC and First State excluded coverage for the claims in the underlying lawsuits filed against Great Lakes;

II. Whether ISLIC had a duty to…