Legal Opinion
Carey Canada, Inc. v. California Union Insurance
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 17, 1989No. Civ. A. 83-1105, 86-1142PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Carey Canada, Inc. and The Celotex Corporation are mining and manufacturing companies that have been named as defendants in thousands of lawsuits alleging injury due to exposure to the product they mine and process, asbestos.
Carey Canada is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Celotex Corporation which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of its Florida-based parent company, Jim Walter Corporation. 1 Each of the policies in question covered Jim Walter, Celotex, Carey Canada and most of Jim Walter’s subsidiaries.
The four defendants,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Towne v. EisnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Mellon Bank, N.A. v. Aetna Business Credit, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- In the Matter of Unr Industries, Inc., Debtors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Dora Township v. Indiana Insurance Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Carey Canada, Inc. v. Columbia Casualty Company the Celotex Corporation v. Columbia Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Curaflex Health Services, Inc. v. BruniDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1995
- United States v. International Brotherhood of TeamstersDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1992
- America v. PrestonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006
- Barnstead Broadcasting Corp. v. Offshore Broadcasting Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1995
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