Legal Opinion
R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided October 8, 2019No. SC20000, SC20001, SC20003PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
R.T. VANDERBILT COMPANY, INC. v. HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY ET AL. (SC 20000) (SC 20001) (SC 20003) Robinson, C. J., and Palmer, D’Auria, Mullins, Kahn and Ecker, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, which previously mined and sold industrial talc that allegedly contained asbestos, sought, inter alia, a declaratory judgment to deter- mine, inter alia, its rights and obligations under certain insurance policies issued by the defendant insurance companies as to the costs of defending and indemnifying the plaintiff in numerous civil actions brought against it for personal injuries sustained…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Commercial Union Insurance v. Porter Hayden Co.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1997
- Buell Industries, Inc. v. Greater New York Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
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