THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant,
v.
CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Defendants, Cross-complainants and Appellants.
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, Defendant, Cross-complainant and Respondent.
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Gauntlett & Associates, David A. Gauntlett , James A. Lowe ; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Barry S. Levin and Darren S. Teshima for United Policyholders and Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant.
Wiley Rein , Laura A. Foggan , Gregory J. Langlois ; Sinnott Dito Moura & Puebla and Randolph P. Sinnott for Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association and American Insurance Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants, Cross-complainants and Appellants and Defendant, Cross-complainant and Respondent.
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OPINION
CHIN, J. —
This case considers complex questions of insurance policy coverage interpretation in connection with a federal court-ordered cleanup of the state's Stringfellow Acid Pits wastesite. We initially address the "`continuous injury' trigger of coverage," as that principle was explained in Montrose Chemical Corp. v. Admiral Ins. Co. (1995) 10 Cal.4th 645, 655 [
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