In the insurance dispute involving damages caused by the rupture of an oil well in Jackson County, the coverage battle originally pitted the oil and gas company Miramar Petroleum Inc., against two insurance companies, First Liberty Insurance Corporation and Commerce and Industry Insurance Company.
However, in a new twist, the presiding judge in the case, U.S. District Judge Nancy F. Atlas, recently granted the motion for summary judgment filed by Commerce and determined that Miramar agreed with Commerce’s assertion that it does not have a claim under the umbrella policy.