The policy covers all of Anadarko’s defense expenses, up to the policy’s excess-coverage limit, and isn’t limit to one-quarter of its policy’s limit, the court said.
The expenses include attorneys’ fees and related costs tied to defending the company from both third-party suits and enforcement actions stemming from the country’s biggest spill.
The underwriters argued they owe no more than the $37.5 million they had already paid out. They ...
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