Silica Exposure Claims Not Covered, Indiana High Court Rules

INDIANAPOLIS - Various insurers are not liable to five corporations seeking coverage for silica exposure claims because the policies at issue were assigned to the companies in various mergers without the insurers' consent, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Oct. 15. Travelers Casualty and Surety Co., et al. v. United States Filter Corporation, et al., No. 49S02-0712-CV-596, Ind. Sup.).

In mid-2004, United States Filter Corp. and United States Filter Surface Preparation Group Inc. (U.S. Filter, collectively) sued numerous insurers in the Marion County (Ind.) Superior Court, seeking defense and indemnification under several comprehensive general liability policies for bodily injury claims brought …