Formosa Plastics is suing ACE American Insurance for its refusal to cover the petrochemical manufacturer’s historic $50-million settlement with the San Antonio Bay Waterkeeper and environmental activist Diane Wilson.
The lawsuit claims ACE breached its pollution liability policy and denied coverage of the settlement on an unfounded conclusion that Formosa had intentionally violated its permits to discharge pollutants into the waters around the Point Comfort facility.
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