By Sam Najem ( September 24, 2024, 2:27 PM EDT) -- In August 2024, the Alberta Court of Appeal in Paramount Resources Ltd. v. Chubb Insurance Co. of Canada, [2024] A.J. No. 987, overturned the summary trial decision that found an insured was entitled to coverage afforded under its pollution liability policy and reversed the $9.74 million award. This is an important decision in contract interpretation as the main dispute of this matter hinged on the meaning of one word in the policy: “detected.”...