An energy company operating oil and gas wells was hit by a suit from its insurer seeking to avoid paying legal costs over the death and injury of contractor employees performing work on a well tank battery.
A commercial general liability policy issued by Arch Insurance Co. bars coverage for the underlying lawsuit brought in Kansas state court against Merit Energy Co., the insurer said in a complaint filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Kansas.
The underlying case arose from an incident March 27 at a Merit work site that resulted in the death of ...
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