Legal Opinion
Compass Insurance Co. v. City of Littleton
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 28, 1999No. 96SC852PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bender
This appeal raises important and difficult issues of insurance contract interpretation concerning whether certain insurance policies provide liability coverage for environmental pollution under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).
For a period of several years, Englewood and Littleton (the Cities) jointly operated a wastewater treatment facility that disposed of sewage sludge at the Lowry Landfill. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) subsequently notified the Cities that under CERCLA, the Cities were potentially responsible for clean-up costs…
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- Hecla Mining Co. v. New Hampshire Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1991
- Chacon v. American Family Mutual Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
- A.Y. McDonald Industries, Inc. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1991
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