Judge Largely Rules For Insurers In Coverage Suit Over Earplug Liability Claims

( July 22, 2024, 8:27 AM EDT) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware judge largely ruled in favor of liability insurers in a lawsuit seeking coverage for an underlying earplug product liability multidistrict litigation that resulted in a $6 billion settlement and millions of dollars of defense costs, finding that the plaintiffs have failed to demonstrate that there is no genuine issue of material fact regarding their satisfaction of the self-insured retention under any of the insurance policies....