Source: https://www.executivesummaryblog.com/, July 17, 2026
By: Thomas Benjaminm Boley

Applying New Jersey law, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey held at the summary-judgment stage that an insurer’s reliance on the absence of a Schedule of Insured Property did not defeat pollution liability coverage as a matter of law. ResinTech, Inc. v. AIG Specialty Insurance Company, 2026 WL 1878513 (D.N.J. June 30, 2026). The court also held that notice under a follow-form excess policy was sufficient and denied the insurer’s motion for summary judgment on a rescission counterclaim, finding genuine disputes of material fact concerning alleged insurance application misrepresentations. Read more.