Sherwin-Williams' insurers attempted to "shirk their coverage responsibility" by claiming their commercial general liability policies don't cover public nuisance claims, according to Sherilyn Pastor, an insurance recovery partner at McCarter & English in Newark, New Jersey and author of a amicus brief filed on behalf of the Product Liability Council and the National Association of Manufacturers. Credit: Bigstock
As the Ohio Supreme Court mulls whether insurers have a duty to indemnify Sherwin-Williams Co., after the paint maker and others were held liable in a $409 million public nuisance case over lead paint, attorneys on both sides warn of the potential broader implications of the forthcoming decision.
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Allison Dunn
Allison Dunn is a reporter on ALM's Rapid Response desk based in Ohio, covering impactful litigation filings and rulings, emerging legal trends, controversies in the industry, and everything in between. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AllisonDWrites.
