Commercial Union Insurance Co. v. Walbrook Insurance Co., Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
In 1982, Commercial Union Insurance Company [“CU”] brought the present lawsuit seeking a judicial declaration that an umbrella insurance policy issued by Walbrook Insurance, et al. [collectively, “Weavers”] covered CU’s liability for damages to third parties as a result of an industrial explosion. 1 Following extended discovery proceedings, both CU and Weavers moved for summary judgment. The district court entered summary judgment for Weavers, and CU appealed. We now reverse.
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BACKGROUND
CU’s loss prevention department provided safety inspections to industrial facilities on a…
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