Air Pollution at Louisiana Big Cajun II Facility Prompts Duty to Defend

Louisiana Generating LLC v. Illinois Union Ins. Co.
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, May 15, 2013

Louisiana Generating LLC (LAGen) sought defense coverage from Illinois Union Ins. Co. (Illinois) in a suit brought against it by the EPA and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for Clean Air Act and state environmental law violations. LAGen owns a coal-fired electric steam generating plant known as the Big Cajun II in Louisiana. In 2009, NRG, LAGen’s parent company, purchased a custom Premises Pollution …

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