Legal Opinion
Olin Corp. v. Insurance Co. of North America
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 23, 1991No. 84 Civ. 1968 (LBS)PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAND, District Judge.
Faced with a rising tide of lawsuits stemming from the alleged chemical contamination of the areas surrounding a number of its chemical plants, the Olin Corporation (“Olin”) filed suit in 1984 against its primary and excess liability insurance carriers, seeking a declaration that they were obligated to defend and indemnify in the underlying lawsuits. Now, after seven years of discovery and motion practice, the case again comes before this Court. 1 Presently at issue are motions for partial summary judgment by fourteen of Olin’s primary and excess insurers. These…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Auten v. AutenNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Technicon Electronics Corp. v. American Home Assurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
- City of Johnstown, New York v. Bankers Standard Insurance Company, Pacific Employers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Rapid-American Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. General Dynamics Corporation, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. General Dynamics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Admiral Insurance Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1995
- Questrom v. Federated Department Stores, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2000
- Textron, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
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