Legal Opinion

Green MacHine Corporation v. The Zurich-American Insurance Group, as Successor to the Maryland Commercial Insurance Group Valiant Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided December 20, 2002No. 01-3635PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

HILL, Circuit Judge.

Green Machine Corporation appeals the entry of summary judgment against it on the issue of Zurich-American Insurance Group’s duty to defend and indemnify it in an underlying patent infringement action. For the following reasons, we affirm.

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In 1995, Chiuminatta Concrete Concepts, Inc. and its principals (“Chiumi-natta”) filed suit in a California federal district court against Green Machine Corporation (“Green Machine”) and others. Among other things, Chiuminatta alleged that Green Machine’s manufacture, sale and promotion of certain concrete-cutting…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. The Frog, Switch & Manufacturing Co., Inc., in No. 98-7552 v. The Travelers Insurance Company (d.c. Civ. No. 98-Cv-00643) the Frog, Switch & Manufacturing Co., Inc., in No. 98-7553 v. United States Fire Insurance Company (d.c. Civ. No. 98-Cv-00758)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
  2. Hyman v. Nationwide Mutual Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
  3. Biborosch v. Transamerica InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Novell, Inc. v. Federal InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  5. Chiuminatta Concrete Concepts, Inc. v. Cardinal Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by35 opinions

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  4. Feldman Law Group P.C. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2011
  5. Mylan Laboratories Inc. v. American Motorists InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2010

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