Safety National Casualty Corp. v. American Special Risk Insurance

COOK, Circuit Judge.

Safety National Casualty Corporation appeals the district court’s decision dismissing its cause of action for failure to present a justiciable controversy. We affirm.

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Safety provided excess insurance coverage to A-Best, a former manufacturer of heat-protective clothing containing asbestos fibers. In 1997, Safety entered into an agreement with A-Best’s other excess insurers-American Special Risk Insurance Company, Cincinnati Insurance Company, and Stonewall Insurance Company-to settle the case American Special Risk Insurance Co. v. A-Best Products, Inc., 975 F.Supp. 1019…