Panel Reverses Lower Court’s Ruling In Favor Of Insurer In Chemical Exposure Suit

(June 28, 2024, 2:11 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A district court erred in finding that policies issued to an insured in Hawaii apply only to the insured’s operations in Hawaii because the policies’ language regarding the covered locations is ambiguous, the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said June 27 in reversing a district court’s ruling on the insurer’s duty to defend the insured against an underlying chemical exposure XE "chemical exposure"  suit....