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- Louisiana Panel Affirms $20,000 Each To Class Representatives In Environmental Suit
NEW ORLEANS - A Louisiana appellate court panel on May 9 affirmed a trial court's award of compensatory damages to class representatives in an environmental contamination suit, (Helene Benn Jones, et al. v. Capitol Enterprises Inc., et al., No. 2011-CA-0956, La. App., 4th Cir.; 2012 La. App. LEXIS 639).
- 5th Circuit: Lower Court Did Not Err In Excluding Claimants' Expert Reports
NEW ORLEANS - The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 9 found that a lower federal court did not abuse its discretion in excluding toxic exposure injury claimants' expert reports and in denying the claimants' motion for a continuance, further affirming the lower court's decision to strike the claimants' expert testimony (Sandra Harmon, et al. v. Georgia Gulf Lake Charles L.L.C., et al., No. 11-30383, 5th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 9468).
- Allstate Estopped From Seeking Declaratory Ruling In Maryland Lead Exposure Case
BALTIMORE - A Maryland federal judge on April 23 held that Allstate Insurance Co. is collaterally estopped from seeking a declaratory judgment regarding coverage under an insurance policy it issued to the owner of a lead-contaminated house. The federal judge concluded that the action is identical to one the insurer filed in 2011 but was dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction (Allstate Insurance Co. v. Jack Cherry, et al., No. ELH-11-2898, D. Md.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57157).
- Justice Dismisses Lead Paint Exposure Claim; Insurer Failed To Disclaim Coverage
NEW YORK - A New York justice on April 26 denied an insurer's motion for summary judgment in a declaratory judgment cause of action, saying the insurer did not properly disclaim coverage to its insureds in an underlying lead-based paint exposure suit. The justice further dismissed the insurer's default judgment claim against the lead-based paint claimants as untimely (Tower Insurance Co. of New York v. Metro Property Group LLC, et al., No. 106315/09, N.Y. Sup., New York Co.; 2012 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 2011).
- Claims Against Bankrupt Insurer Dismissed For Lack Of Proof
NEW YORK - A New York justice on May 7 granted a liquidator's motion to disallow certain asbestos-related claims against bankrupt Cosmopolitan Insurance Co. based upon the failure of the claimant to provide proof that policies exist, and to release a $6 million fund created to pay those potential claims (In the Matter of the Liquidation of Cosmopolitan Insurance Company v. claim of Blackman Plumbing Supplies Inc., No. 42638/80, N.Y. Sup., New York Co.; 2012 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 2129).
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