Legal Opinion
Eli Lilly and Company v. Home Insurance Company Firemen's Fund Insurance Company, 1
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 24, 1986No. 84-5391PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge:
In Eli Lilly & Co. v. Home Ins. Co., 764 F.2d 876 (D.C.Cir.1985) (Eli Lilly I), this court certified several legal questions to the Supreme Court of Indiana concerning the scope of insurance coverage for the manufacturer of the drug DES. The Indiana court having issued an opinion answering our questions, the case is once again before us. The Indiana court held that under Indiana law extrinsic evidence would not be considered in construction of an ambiguous term in an insurance contract. Eli Lilly & Co. v. Home Ins. Co., 482 N.E.2d 467 (Ind.1985). It…
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