Legal Opinion
American Home Products Corp. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 29, 1983No. 80 Civ. 5653 (ADS)PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SOFAER, District Judge:
Plaintiff American Home Products Corporation (“AHP”), a diversified company manufacturing drugs, foods, and household products, is the defendant in fifty-four products-liability suits arising from AHP’s manufacture and sale of six pharmaceuticals: Ovral and L/Ovral (oral contraceptives), DES (Diethylstilbestrol), Mysoline, Atromid-S, Premarin, and Anacin. Defendant Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Liberty”), which provided AHP with insurance from 1944 until 1976, has refused to assume AHP’s burden of defense or to indemnify AHP in those lawsuits,…
2Cases cited58 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Spencer, White & Prentis Incorporated of Connecticut v. Pfizer IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Breed v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Keene Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Lee v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by120 opinions
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- Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. United InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1994
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