Legal Opinion
Keene Corp. v. Insurance Co. of North America
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 1, 1981No. Nos. 81-1179 to 81-1182PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*160Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge BAZELON.
Opinion filed by Circuit Judge WALD concurring in part.
BAZELON, Senior Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of the growing volume of litigation centering upon manufacturers’ liability for disease caused by asbestos products. In this action, Keene Corporation (Keene) seeks a declaratory judgment of the rights and obligations of the parties under the comprehensive general liability policies that the defendants issued to Keene or its predecessors1 from 1961 to 1980. Specifically, Keene seeks a determination of the extent to which each…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdorySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by124 opinions
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- Montrose Chemical Corp. v. Admiral InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
- Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. United InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1994
- Elmer M. Kunkel, William H. Dennler, John D. Lockton, Ted B. Westfall and William D. Robertson v. Continental Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
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