Legal Opinion
Highlands Insurance v. Aerovox Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 7, 1997PublishedCited by 188 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFried, J.
Highlands Insurance Company (Highlands) seeks a declaration that it has no duty to indemnify Aerovox Incorporated (Aerovox) under Aerovox’s general liability insurance policy for environmental cleanup costs Aerovox agreed to pay pursuant to a consent decree with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The policy contains an exception to its general exclusion of environmental claims by which “sudden and accidental” releases of pollutants are covered by the policy. The Superior Court granted summary judgment to Highlands. Aerovox appealed, we transferred the case to this court…
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