Legal Opinion
Ironshore Specialty Insurance v. Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 13, 2014No. Civil Action No. 12-06710PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
STENGEL, District Judge.
This is a declaratory judgment action concerning the parties’ rights and obligations under an excess liability insurance policy issued by Ironshore to Haines & Kibblehouse, under which Reading Materials, Inc. and Haines & Kibblehouse are named as insureds. This action relates to insurance coverage for a Pennsylvania state court tort action. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss or stay this action under Brillhart. For the foregoing reasons, I will grant the motion to dismiss.
I. BACKGROUND
a. State Court Tort Action
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2Cases cited20 opinions
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Wilton v. Seven Falls Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Federal Kemper Insurance Company v. Rauscher, Richard H. And Griffith, Robert and Griffith, Linda. Appeal of Robert and Linda GriffithCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Ass'n v. Aetna Casualty & Surety InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
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