United Minerals and Properties, Inc. v. The Phoenix Insurance Company

  1. August 22, 2024

    Ga. Mineral Co., Insurer Strike Deal In Talc Coverage Suit

    Phoenix Insurance Co. reached a contingent settlement with a Georgia-based mineral products company in litigation seeking to force the insurer to defend the company against an underlying suit claiming it supplied asbestos-containing talc products.

  2. July 18, 2024

    Ga. Mineral Co. Can't Nab Win In Row Over Talc Suit Coverage

    A Georgia federal judge declined to grant a win to a mineral products company trying to compel a Travelers unit to defend it against an underlying suit claiming that it supplied asbestos-containing talc products.

  3. January 01, 2024

    Biggest General Liability Rulings From 2023's Second Half

    Federal and state appeals courts provided general liability insurance practitioners with a handful of thought-provoking rulings in coverage disputes involving some hotly debated issues. Here, Law360 takes a look at the biggest rulings from the second half of 2023.

  4. October 27, 2023

    Travelers Unit Can't Toss Mineral Co.'s Talc Coverage Suit

    A Travelers unit can't escape a mining and mineral production company's bid for coverage of an underlying suit claiming the company supplied asbestos-containing talc products, a Georgia federal court ruled, finding that the policy doesn't unambiguously exclude claims merely alleging the presence of asbestos.

  5. March 27, 2023

    Mineral Co. Seeks Travelers Unit's Defense In Talc Case

    A Travelers unit must defend a mining and mineral production company against a man's claims that the talc the company supplied as part of two medical operations he underwent contained asbestos and caused his mesothelioma, the company told a Georgia federal court.