Cargill, Inc. v. Cementation Co. of America

EDWARDS, Judge.

Plaintiff, Cargill, Inc., filed suit for damages caused by the collapse of its salt mine. Among the defendants are The Cementation Company of America, Inc. and several insurers, including Gerling Global Insurance Company; Midland Insurance Company; Commerce and Industry Insurance Company of Canada; Lloyd’s of London; and CNA Assurance Company.

All of the above insurers, except Gerling, sought a declaratory judgment as to the applicability of the 1976 amendments to R.S. 22:628 on .their respective insurance policies. The trial court rendered a declaratory judgment in favor of…