Federal Government Not Liable for Cost Of Former Marine Base Cleanup in California

摘要

An insurer for developers of a former military base in Southern California has no indemnity claim against the United States under the National Defense Authorization Act of 1993 for costs incurred cleaning up environmental contamination on the property, a federal claims court has ruled (Indian Harbor Insurance Co. v. United States, Fed. Cl., No. 10-680, 7/5/11). In its July 5 decision, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims said cleanups ordered by state agencies are not "claims" covered by the act's indemnification provision and denied the insurer's claims for $5.7 million.