Lakeside Non-Ferrous Metals, Inc. v. Hanover Ins. Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 21028
No(s). 97-17034 (9th Cir. Apr 5, 1999)

Applying California law, the court holds that trespass and nuisance claims for land and groundwater contamination fall within the pollution exclusion clause of a company's insurance policy. After the company was sued by a city for contaminating the city's land and surrounding waters, the company fil...