Forgive Them Their Trespasses (But Don't Expect Coverage for Them)

"Personal injury" coverage has long been a source of contentious and creative litigation between insurers and policyholders, particularly during the past decade when insureds sought to evade pollution claims by recharacterizing them as trespass or nuisance claims for "invasion of the...

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Published inEnvironmental Claims Journal Vol. 16; no. 3-4; pp. 219 - 235
Main Author Aylward, Michael F.
Format Journal Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2004
Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Summary:"Personal injury" coverage has long been a source of contentious and creative litigation between insurers and policyholders, particularly during the past decade when insureds sought to evade pollution claims by recharacterizing them as trespass or nuisance claims for "invasion of the right of private occupancy." This article discusses the present status of the "personal injury" pollution coverage debate and its implications for the exploding problem of "technoprivacy" claims arising out of junk e-mail, spam, and computer "cookies."
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ISSN:1040-6026
1547-657X
DOI:10.1080/10406020490909934