Legal Opinion
AstenJohnson v. Columbia Casualty Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 30, 2007No. Civil Action 03-1552PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STENGEL, District Judge.
Asten Johnson, Inc. made a product which contained asbestos fibers and which was used in paper manufacturing. Since the late 1970s Asten has been named as a defendant in lawsuits brought by plaintiffs who allege injuries from exposure to asbestos products. In the early 1990s these claims increased dramatically. To defend these cases and, where appropriate, to pay the plaintiffs, Asten tendered the cases to its insurance carriers.
Columbia Casualty Company and American Insurance Company wrote $52 million worth of liability insurance for Asten in 1981 and 1982.…
2Cases cited70 opinions
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- Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Towne v. EisnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Madison Construction Co. v. Harleysville Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Mellon Bank, N.A. v. Aetna Business Credit, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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