Applying New York law, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana has held that an insured is entitled to indemnity coverage for civil penalties under the Clean Air Act because those amounts do not constitute “punitive” damages. Louisiana Generating LLC v. Illinois Union Ins. Co., No. 10-516 (M.D. La. Sept. 30, 2014).
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