TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY v. Ribi Immunochem Research, Inc.

¶1 We must determine whether a comprehensive general liability (CGL) policy provides coverage for environmental damage caused by the intentional disposal of hazardous wastes into a landfill that results in the unintentional migration of the wastes into the groundwater. The Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Ravalli County, found that the policy’s pollution exclusion bars coverage for the environmental contamination due to the intentional nature of the dumping. We affirm the District Court’s decision to deny coverage to Ribi Immunochem Research, Inc. (Ribi) under a CGL policy provided by…