Supreme Court of California

Plaintiff's insurer is liable for governmentally imposed pollution cleanup orders where the express wording of its insurance policy is broad enough to include coverage for the liability of environmental cleanup and response costs.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/29/2005
• Published 08/29/2005

Judges

• BAXTER, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, David B. Goodwin, Esta L. Brand, San Francisco;  Isola Bowers, David R. Isola and Aaron R. Bowers, Lodi, for Petitioner., Weston, Benshoof, Rochefort, Rubalcava & MacCuish and Richard Giller, Los Angeles, for United Policyholders as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Michel Y. Horton, David S. Cox, Los Angeles, and Andrea C. Okura, for ITT Industries, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner., O'Melveny & Myers, Richard B. Goetz, Martin S. Checov, Carlos E. Needham, Eric Y. Kizirian, Los Angeles;  Berman & Aiwasian, Los Angeles, and Ray Tamaddon, for Real Party in Interest Central National Insurance Company of Omaha., Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft, William J. Baron, Kathryn C. Ashton, San Francisco, and Patrick A. Cathcart, Los Angeles, for London Market Insurers as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest Central National Insurance Company of Omaha., Wiley, Rein & Fielding, Laura A. Foggan, John C. Yang, and Paul J. Haase, Los Angeles;  Sinnott, Dito, Moura & Puebla, Randolph P. Sinnott and John J. Moura, Los Angeles, for Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest Central National Insurance Company of Omaha., No appearance for Real Parties in Interest Century Indemnity Company, ACE Property and Casualty Company and Pacific Employers Insurance Company.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.