Legal Opinion
E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Admiral Insurance Co.
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided August 23, 1995No. 89C-AU-99PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEELE, Vice Chancellor.
Plaintiff E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (“DuPont”) filed this action against Admiral Insurance Company and numerous other insurance companies seeking a declaration of the parties’ rights, duties and liabilities under umbrella and excess liability insurance policies issued to DuPont by the defendants from 1967 to 1986. 1 DuPont also seeks compensatory damages for defendants’ alleged breach of the indemnity provisions concerning environmental claims against DuPont at a multitude of manufacturing and waste disposal sites.
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2Cases cited80 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Moore v. SizemoreSupreme Court of Delaware · 1979
- Rhone-Poulenc Basic Chemicals Co. v. American Motorists Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1992
- Hybud Equipment Corp. v. Sphere Drake InsuranceOhio Supreme Court · 1992
- Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. v. Peerless InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
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- Hercules, Inc. v. AIU InsuranceSupreme Court of Delaware · 2001
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