Legal Opinion
Bondex International, Inc. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 28, 2011No. Nos. 08-4735, 09-3091, 09-3092, 09-3304, 09-3307PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COOK, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-Appellants RPM, Inc. (“RPM”) and its two subsidiaries, Bondex International, Inc. (“Bondex”) and Republic Powdered Metals, Inc. (“New Republic”), seek coverage from multiple insurance companies, Appellees, for Appellants’ settlement and defense costs related to thousands of asbestos-exposure products-liability lawsuits that began in 1981. Many of the underlying asbestos claims allegedly arise from consumers’ exposure to products manufactured by The Reardon Company (“Old Reardon”), a corporation that sold its assets and liabilities to RPM (then known as…
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