Amerada Hess Corp. v. Zurich Ins. Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 20571
No(s). s. 99-3505, -3512 (3d Cir. Mar 6, 2002)

The court holds that under the law of the U.S. Virgin Islands, an insurer must provide coverage to an oil company for injuries company workers suffered in an explosion at the company's St. Croix oil refinery. After settling the claims that the injured employees had filed against it, the oil company ...