Judge Overseeing Benzene-Related Insurance Dispute Revises Final Judgment so It Can Be Appealed

MINNEAPOLIS –– A judge overseeing an insurance coverage action related to underlying benzene claims has revised a final judgment order, changing the language so that it can be appealed.

In the Feb. 19 judgment, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota included that it found “no just reason to delay entry of judgment,” which was language the parties stated would allow them to appeal the final judgment.

Valspar asked the court to issue the revised judgment with the language in a Feb. 17 letter, saying that the term “no just reason to delay entry of judgment” would …