Legal Opinion
Continental Casualty Co. v. H.K. Porter Co. (In Re H.K. Porter Co.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 26, 2006No. 19-20434Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WARREN W. BENTZ, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. Introduction
H.K. Porter Company, Inc. (“Porter” or “Debtor”) filed a voluntary Petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code on February 15, 1991 (the “Filing Date”). The filing was necessary because Porter had been involved in the manufacture, distribution and sale of products containing asbestos and had been named as a defendant in many lawsuits for wrongful death, personal injury and property damage.
Both before and after the Filing Date, Porter sought coverage for such claims under various insurance policies. Such coverage was, in many…
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