CPC Int'l, Inc. v. Northbrook Excess & Surplus Ins. Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 21270
No(s). 97-2073, -2074 (1st Cir. Jun 1, 1998)

The court holds that a corporation's insurance policy covered costs related to the 1979 discovery of contamination resulting from a 1974 perchloroethylene (PERC) spill. The court first notes that under Rhode Island law "property damage" and "occurrence" are inextricably intertwined. There can be no ...

CPC Int'l, Inc. v. Northbrook Excess & Surplus Ins. Co.

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