Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/

The insured was an owner of an upscale shopping center. A dry cleaner tenant located in the shopping center was failing to adequately contain perchloroethylene (PCE) solvent canisters. The canisters were improperly stored in an exterior trash container, and over time the PCE leaked and migrated off-site. The PCE flow contaminated several adjacent residential properties, requiring extensive cleanup. The residents of the effected properties filed bodily injury and property damage claims against the dry cleaner and the owner of the shopping center. Read more.