Legal Opinion

American Legacy Foundation, RP v. National Union Fire Insurance

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided October 12, 2010No. 09-3336PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, a policyholder seeks to recover expenses incurred in defending against claims for which the insurance company denied coverage. Wending through a thicket of inclusions and exclusions leads to the conclusion that the District Court properly entered summary judgment in favor of the insurer. Accordingly, we will affirm.

A. Alleged Liability of The Foundation to Lorillard: The Underlying Suit

American Legacy Foundation, a Delaware non-profit corporation, was formed by the terms of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (“MSA”) between 46 states’ attorneys…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Rhone-Poulenc Basic Chemicals Co. v. American Motorists Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1992
  2. Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. American Legacy FoundationSupreme Court of Delaware · 2006
  3. Dunlap v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 2005
  4. Gannett Co., Inc. v. KanagaSupreme Court of Delaware · 2000
  5. Continental Casualty Co. v. Alexis I. duPont School DistrictSupreme Court of Delaware · 1974

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Camp Ne'er Too Late, LP v. Swepi, LPDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2016
  2. Langdale Co. v. National Union Fire InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2014
  3. Shull v. PNC Bank (In re Shull)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2013
  4. Federal Insurance v. KDW Restructuring & Liquidation Services, LLCDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2012
  5. Worthington Federal Bank v. Everest National InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 2015

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