Legal Opinion
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 30, 1993No. Civ. A. 85-3162 SSH and 85-3163 SSHPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STANLEY S. HARRIS, District Judge.
On October 9, 1985, plaintiffs filed this declaratory judgment action against a large number of liability insurers. 1 Plaintiffs seek a declaration as to the various insurers’ defense and indemnity obligations for asbestos-related claims brought against plaintiffs by present and former employees under the Federal Employers Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60. 2
As of this date, the claims against most of the original defendants have been settled and dismissed with prejudice. The remaining defendants are Falcon Insurance Company (as successor to…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- City of Johnstown, New York v. Bankers Standard Insurance Company, Pacific Employers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
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- Csx Transportation, Inc. v. Commercial Union Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- City of Burlington v. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.District Court, D. Vermont · 1996