Legal Opinion
The Budd Company v. The Travelers Indemnity Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 5, 1987No. 86-1325PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILBURN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant The Budd Company (“Budd”) appeals from the judgment of the district court allowing apportionment of attorney’s fees incurred in the course of common discovery in a multi-district products liability proceeding. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
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Budd manufactures equipment, including multi-piece wheel assemblies for trucks, for use in the transportation industry. The Travelers Indemnity Company (“Travelers”) provided Budd with personal injury products liability insurance for occurrences resulting in bodily injury arising between August 1, 1975,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Rohner, Gehrig & Company v. Capital City BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Spartan Grain & Mill Co. v. AyersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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