Issue Of Fact Exists On Whether Lost Policies Exist, Oregon Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (August 29, 2022, 10:34 AM EDT) --  XE "Environmental Contamination" PORTLAND, Ore. — An insurer seeking defense and indemnity costs on behalf of a mutual insured for environmental contamination costs is not entitled to summary judgment on the issue of whether the other insurer failed to properly allocate its responsibility for the insured’s costs based on lost policies because an issue of fact exists as to whether the lost policies exist, an Oregon federal judge said Aug. 25....