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12 UCLA J. Envtl. L. & Pol'y 435 (1993-1994)
Environmental Insurance Coverage under the Comprehensive General Liability Policy: Does the Personal Injury Endorsement Cover CERCLA Liability

handle is hein.journals/uclalp12 and id is 441 raw text is: Environmental Insurance Coverage Under the Comprehensive General Liability Policy: Does the Personal Injury Endorsement Cover CERCLA Liability? Brette S. Simon* INTRODUCTION In the late 1970's, the potential environmental and health problems associated with decades of uncontrolled toxic waste disposal became apparent. Events like the tragedy of Love Ca- nal in New York increased public awareness of the need to con- trol hazardous waste disposal and restore dangerous waste dumps located across the country. Indeed, Love Canal was a landmark occurrence sparking pub- lic and regulatory interest in addressing the waste problem. Be- tween 1942 and 1953, under a license from the City of Niagara Falls, the Hooker Chemical Company disposed of nearly forty- four million pounds of hazardous waste from its Niagara Falls plant in the sixteen-acre Love Canal tract. The tract was subse- * J.D. 1994, U.C.L.A. School of Law. Order of the Coif; B.A. 1991, University of California at San Diego, magna cure laude, Phi Beta Kappa. I would like to thank Pam Woods, my advisor, for her helpful guidance; her encouraging words enabled me to begin this project and carry it through to its conclusion. Kirk Pasich and Ron Robinson, two well-known insurance law attorneys who lead extremely busy lives, also gave generously of their time; their prescient insights helped me to understand the issues from a practitioner's perspective. I will forever be indebted to David Fischer, whom I looked to as a mentor and who willingly and tirelessly volunteered his time in an effort to make my Comment the best that it could be. I cannot thank Lee Leslie enough; he provided invaluable advice and suggestions for my Comment, and incredibly strong words of support and faith in my undertaking. Numerous other people played an integral role in the writing of this Comment: Gail Standish, Rob Kornegay, Bernie Greenberg, Doug Galt, Paul White, and Professors Gary Schwartz and Grant Nelson. Finally, I would like to thank JELP Editors Steve Soule and Ruth Seroussi for their masterful editing; I am eternally grateful for their efforts. This Comment is dedicated to my mother and father, in appreciation of their unwavering love, support and moral encouragement.

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