San Bernardino County v. The Insurance Company of The State of Pennsylvania

I. Background

This case is about a dispute between the County and ICSOP over insurance coverage for groundwater contamination at the Chino Airport. See Dkt. # 123 (“Sum. J. Order”), 2. From July 23, 1966 to July 23, 1975, the County was insured by ICSOP under three umbrella liability insurance policies, each of which had a three-year policy term: (1) Policy No. 426-0772, for the period July 23, 1966 to July 23, 1969 (the “1966-69 Policy”); (2) Policy No. 429-0989, for the period July 23, 1969 to July 23, 1972 (the “1969-72 Policy”) and (3) Policy No. 4272-1195, for

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Case No. CV 21-01978 PSG (AS) Date February 20, 2024 Title San Bernardino County v. The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania Policies”). Id. 3; see also Dkt. # 5 (“Compl.”), ¶ 26. Each of the ICSOP Policies also provides a $9 million per occurrence limit of liability. Sum. J. Order 3. And, at the summary judgment stage, the Court found that each of the ICSOP policies includes an annual aggregate limit of liability of $9 million. Id. 3, 14–16. As each ISCOP policy had a three-year term, the aggregate limit of liability set…