Hammond Power Solutions, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA

In an insurance coverage matter, the court considered whether the defendant insurance company had a duty to defend and indemnify the plaintiff in a lawsuit bought by individuals alleging that they were harmed by electromagnetic field radiation coming from the plaintiff’s power transformers. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the insurance company, explaining that a coverage exclusion of “any form of radiation” included the EMF radiation alleged in the underlying lawsuit. (RIPPLE and PRYOR, concurring)