IMPERIAL SUGAR FILES COVERAGE SUIT SEEKING $50 MILLION TO DEFEND THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS ARISING FROM REFINERY EXPLOSION
August 29, 2011
Texas based Imperial Sugar Company sued its insurers in Southern District of Texas last Tuesday, seeking coverage for claims arising out of a refinery explosion in Georgia. Imperial Sugar Co. v. American Guar., et al., Cause No. 4:11-CV-03081, in the Southern District of Texas. The explosion killed or injured dozens of workers and Imperial seeks $50 million to allegedly defend the claims.