Travelers Indemnity Co. v. P.R. Mallory & Co.

OPINION

FRIEDLANDER, Judge.

The lawsuit underlying this appeal finds on one side Kraft Foods, Inc. and approximately thirty-five other companies (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Kraft" unless otherwise indicated) that Kraft Foods has acquired over the years. On the other side are more than seventy liability insurers, including the appellant in this action, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company (Travelers Casualty). As a result of various business operations conducted by Kraft and its co-plaintiffs, Kraft has been required to undertake costly environmental cleanup activities in numerous…