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United States Ninth Circuit


INDIANA LUMBERMEN'S MUT. INS. CO. v. W. OREGON WOOD PRODS., INC., 00-35621

An allegation of injury from "sudden and accidental" discharge of pollutants is insufficient to provide coverage under the "hostile fire" exception to pollution exclusion of CGL policy where the rest of the complaint alleges that the insured operated facility in a "dirty way."

Appellate Information

  • Decided 10/05/2001
  • Published 10/05/2001

Judges

  • GRABER, Circuit Judge:, Before:  THOMPSON, TASHIMA and GRABER, Circuit Judges.

Court

  • United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Laura A. Foggan, Wiley, Rein & Fielding, Washington, DC, for the amicus curiae.

  • For Appellees:
  • William A. Drew, Elliott, Ostrander & Preston, P.C., Portland, Oregon, for the defendant-appellant., Lisa E. Lear, Bullivant Houser Bailey PC, Portland, Oregon, for the plaintiff-appellee.
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