Global Warming Claims Are Not Occurrences

The general liability insurer for a generator/distributor of electricity brought an action seeking a declaratory judgment that it had no duty to defend an insured on a civil complaint filed against the insured based on the insured's contribution to global warming through emission of greenhouse gases. The Supreme Court of Virginia issued its ruling on this in The AES Corporation v. Steadfast Insurance Company, 2011 WL 4139736 ( Va. ).