Legal Opinion
Domtar, Inc. v. Niagara Fire Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided October 17, 1996No. C0-95-2626, C7-95-2638 and C9-95-2673PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CRIPPEN, Judge.
The trial court held that three insurers (Lloyd’s of London, Continental Insurance Company, and Niagara Fire Insurance Company) were liable to indemnify Domtar, Inc. for part of an environmental loss. The court also concluded that two of the insurers (Niagara and Continental) had a liability of $1,154 million for the cost of defending the underlying action by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and $1,664 million for expenses in this action. Domtar challenges the trial court’s decision to allocate to Domtar the responsibility for damage to the site during the periods…
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3Cited by10 opinions
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