Legal Opinion
Playtex FP, Inc. v. Columbia Casualty Co.
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided December 9, 1991PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DEL PESCO, Judge.
Playtex brought this action against Columbia and other of its insurers to recover amounts paid in settlement of certain toxic shock syndrome (“TSS”) claims. This deci sion will determine the attachment points for coverage under the Esmark insurance program for 1984-85, under which Playtex was an insured subsidiary. 1 Esmark contends that the lead umbrella coverage attaches after a self-insured retention of $1 million dollars per occurrence with a $7 million dollar aggregate which is articulated by a primary insurance policy issued by Northwestern. Columbia, on the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hallowell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
- Pellaton v. Bank of New YorkSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1974
- Carey Canada, Inc. v. Columbia Casualty Company the Celotex Corporation v. Columbia Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Klair v. ReeseSupreme Court of Delaware · 1987
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Northwestern National Insurance v. Esmark, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1996
- Allmerica Financial Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd'sMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- Playtex FP, Inc. v. Columbia Casualty Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1992
- Allmerica Financial Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's LondonMassachusetts Superior Court · 2004
- MacDonald v. Pacific Employers InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2002
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