Insurer Failed To Show Water Leak Did Not Cause Asbestos Contamination, Judge Says

(August 26, 2024, 3:40 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A Washington federal judge denied an insurer’s motion for summary judgment in a dispute over coverage for asbestos contamination that was discovered after a water leak in an insured cabin because the insurer failed to show that the water leak was not the efficient proximate cause of the asbestos contamination....