Newmont Mines Ltd. v. Adriatic Insurance

OPINION & ORDER

SPRIZZO, District Judge:

Plaintiffs, Newmont Mines Ltd. (“Newmont”) and Esso Resources Canada Ltd. (“Esso”), sued defendants, The Hanover Insurance Co. (“Hanover”.), Utica Mutual Insurance Co. (“Utica”), Adriatic Insurance Co., and Allendale Mutual Insurance Co., for payment under defendants’ insurance policies. 1 The action involves the collapse of two sections of the roof of the Granduc concentrator mill building in British Columbia, Canada, which were caused by the accumulation of snow and ice on the roof. After trial, the jury found that the collapse of the two sections…