STATE AUTO. MUT. INS. CO. v. FLEXDAR, INC.

No. 49S02-1104-PL-199.

964 N.E.2d 845 (2012)

STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant (Plaintiff below), v. FLEXDAR, INC. AND RTS REALTY, Appellees (Defendants below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 22, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry C. Cope , Karl L. Mulvaney , Kandi Kilkelly Hidde , Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Jeffrey C. Gerish , Plunkett & Cooney, P.C., Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT.

Michael A. Dorelli , Patrick J. Olmstead, Jr. , Hoover Hull LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association.

Jonathon Zarich , Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Amicus Curiae Insurance Institute of Indiana.

Richard S. VanRheenen , VanRheenen & Associates, P.C., Indianapolis, IN, George M. Plews , Jeffrey D. Featherstun , Sean Michael Hirschten , Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellees.

Frank J. Deveau , Thomas A. Barnard , David L. Guevara , Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Eli Lilly & Company, Vectren Corporation, Citizens Energy Group, Indiana Manufacturers Association, and Indiana Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Stores Association, Inc.


On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 49A02-1002-PL-111

RUCKER, Justice.

In this case we examine whether the language of a pollution exclusion in a commercial general liability policy is ambiguous. We hold that it is.

Facts and Procedural History

Flexdar, Inc. ("Flexdar") manufactured rubber stamps and printing plates at its Indianapolis facility (the "Site") from...

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