Legal Opinion
New Hampshire Insurance v. Clearwater Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 24, 2015No. 653547/11 12779PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Friedman, J.
Plaintiff New Hampshire Insurance Company (New Hampshire) has settled, along with several affiliated liability insurers under common corporate control (collectively, AIG), hundreds of millions of dollars of claims — most but not all of which are asbestos-related personal injury claims — with nonparty Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation (Kaiser), a common insured of the settling carriers. AIG’s settlement agreement with Kaiser does not address the allocation of losses to particular claims, policies or carriers beyond providing that AIG may effect such an…
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