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1st Circ. Affirms Pro Rata Liability For Long-Tail Claims

Law360, New York (November 20, 2009) -- A federal appeals court has vacated a $6.2 million jury verdict against Century Indemnity Co. in an environmental cleanup suit, ruling that the district court’s all-sums approach and jury instruction were not necessarily accurate in light of recent determinations by Massachusetts’ highest court.

A three judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit remanded the case because it was unclear if the earlier judgment represented the total environmental liability...

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