Tag: insurance
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Insurance Carrier Seeks Reimbursement for Defense Costs in Diacetyl Litigation
Old Republic Insurance Co. has filed a lawsuit in a New York state court, seeking a declaration that it is entitled to reimbursement for the costs it has incurred defending a company that distributed diacetyl and has been sued with other companies for personal injuries allegedly sustained from exposure to the butter-flavored chemical. Old Republic…
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ConAgra Seeks Insurance Coverage for 2007 Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak
ConAgra Foods, Inc. has reportedly filed a lawsuit against its umbrella insurer, seeking coverage for the claims that were filed by people who alleged injury from a Salmonella outbreak in 2007 linked to the company’s Sylvester, Georgia, peanut butter processing facility. ConAgra Foods, Inc. v. Lexington Ins. Co., No. 09C-02-170 (Del. Super Ct., New Castle…
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Aurora Dairy Seeks Insurance Coverage for Consumer Class Actions
Aurora Dairy Corp., which is defending multidistrict litigation involving putative class claims that it sold its products as “organic” without following national organic program standards, has sued one of its insurance carriers in federal court seeking a declaration that the insurer has wrongly failed to provide defense coverage. Aurora Dairy Corp. v. Nationwide Agribusiness Ins. Co.,…