Interex Corp. v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co.

OPINION

KEETON, District Judge.

This aging hazardous-waste-disposal-liability-insuranee-coverage dispute, unique in some details, is in many ways within a familiar pattern of factual and legal complexity. In a commendable response to the practical consequences for the parties and the legal system, counsel cooperated fully with the court in fashioning an order for phased trial, commencing with a Phase-One Trial before a jury on the issues determining liability for coverage.

For the reasons explained in this Opinion, I conclude that defendant Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company (“Atlantic Mutual”)…