Insurer Cannot Recoup More Than $721K In Attorney Fees, Costs, Judge Says

Mealey's ( January 13, 2026, 11:23 AM EST) --  XE "Pollution Exclusion"  XE "Environmental Contamination" SANTA ANA, Calif. — A California federal judge partially denied an insurer’s motion to recoup more than $721,000 in attorney fees, costs and interest deposited with the court in a coverage dispute over environmental contamination costs owed to an insured after determining that the insurer failed to show that the fees and costs billed by the insureds are unreasonable....