Legal Opinion

Commercial Union Insurance Co. v. Walbrook Insurance Co., Ltd.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided November 22, 1993No. 92-2415PublishedCited by 121 opinions

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…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Samuel Mesnick v. General Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  2. Fashion House, Inc. v. K Mart Corporation, Fashion House, Inc. v. K Mart CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  3. Cody v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  4. Ronald Borden v. The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, Ronald Borden v. The Paul Revere Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  5. Thomas Carey v. Bahama Cruise LinesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by121 opinions

  1. Henley v. Marine TransportionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  2. Commercial Union Insurance Company v. Walbrook Insurance Co., Ltd., Commercial Union Insurance Company v. National Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  3. Fratus v. Republic Western InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
  4. Bird v. Centennial InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  5. Parkans International LLC v. Zurich InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002

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