New York-based insurer Ironshore Specialty has had negligence charges it filed against the US government reinstated by the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston. The insurer had previously filed the charges against American Overseas Marine Company and the US following a 2010 oil spill. In its original complaint, Ironshore alleged that the Deepwater Horizon rig was not properly equipped to handle an explosion on board the rig. The original charges were filed under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
New York-based insurer Ironshore Specialty has had negligence charges it filed against the US government reinstated by the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston. The insurer had previously filed the charges against American Overseas Marine Company and the US following a 2010 oil spill. The spill cost Boston Ship Repair $3m. The original charges were filed under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.