Carrier Has Duty to Provide Defense to Claims Arising Out of Fatal Explosion

A federal appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier had a duty to defend its insureds for claims arising from a pyrotechnics plant explosion that killed two workers and injured a third. Case: James River Insurance Co. v. Ultratec Special Effects Inc., No. 20-11568, 01/13/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: Ultratec Special Effects HSV Inc. and Ultratec Special Effects Inc. operate a pyrotechnics plant in Alabama that was the site of the catastrophic explosion in 2015. Ultratec is the parent company of Ultratec HSV. Coleen McKenna Whorton, Aimee Cothran and Virginia Mar...