Legal Opinion
Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Triangle Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1992No. 91-1685PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
The question of whether insurance provides coverage for pollution damage is currently an important one that has far-reaching financial implications.1 The answer determines who in the first instance bears the cost of pollution cleanup, although we recognize that it does not ultimately relieve the entire economy of the financial burden. In this case we conclude that certain insurance policies, interpreted in accordance with the law of New Jersey, do not provide coverage for the unintended environmental damage which allegedly continues to arise from the past…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Salve Regina College v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- West v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- City of Philadelphia v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Burd v. Sussex Mutual Insurance CompanySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
- MERCHANTS IND. CORP., OF NY v. EgglestonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1962
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Triangle Industries, Incorporated, A/K/A Anc Holdings, Incorporated Triangle Pwc, Incorporated, & Third Party v. New Jersey Property-Liability Guaranty Association, on Behalf of Ideal Mutual Insurance Company, in Liquidation, Zurich-American Insurance Companies, 91-1685 Zurich Insurance Company, Third Party and Wausau Insurance Companies, Employers Insurance of Wausau, Third Party Westinghouse Electric Corporation, International Business MacHines Corporation, Olin Corporation, American Fiber Manufacturers Association, American Petroleum Institute, Chemical Manufacturers Association, Insurance Environmental Litigation Association, Amici CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Continental Insurance v. Beecham, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1993
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- Nat'l Quarry Servs., Inc. v. First Mercury Ins. Co.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2019
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