Perspective
Aug. 24, 2010
Will Global Warming Tort Claims Increase Coverage Litigation?
If the current crop of global warming tort claims is met with success, how will such an outcome affect comprehensive general liability insurers? By J. Robert Renner of Duane Morris.
With the future of federal legislation and Environmental Protection Agency regulation unclear, a number of states and other parties have initiated common law tort actions based on global warming claims. While the number of such actions remains small and the reasons for these actions may be as much political as economic, the trend should nevertheless be of concern to comprehensive general liability insurers. If any of the current crop o...
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