United States Eleventh Circuit
James River Ins. Co. v. Ground Down Engineering, Inc., 07-13207
In plaintiff-insurer's claim seeking a declaratory judgment that it is not obligated to provide a legal defense to defendant-insured, dismissal of claim is vacated where: 1) district court erred in holding that the pollution exclusion does not apply; and 2) the pollution exclusion clearly covers the claims asserted against defendant.
Appellate Information
- Decided 08/20/2008
- Published 08/20/2008
Judges
- KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:, Before EDMONDSON, Chief Judge, and PRYOR and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Eleventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- John R. Hargrove, W. Kent Brown, Carol A. Gart, Paula J. Phillips, Gordon, Hargrove & James, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL, Sina Bahadoran, Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Elizabeth Ashley McRae, Carey, O'Malley, Whitaker & Manson, P.A., Brett Wadsworth, Tampa, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.