Legal Opinion
Scottsdale Insurance Company v. Detco Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 20, 2005No. 04-2633PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Scottsdale Insurance Company (Scottsdale) appeals from the district court’s dismissal of its declaratory judgment action. We reverse and remand.
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The parties to this case are insurer Scottsdale and its insured, Detco Industries, Inc. (Detco). Detco is the named defendant in multiple class action lawsuits in Arkansas state court stemming from a 2004 explosion at its facility in Conway, Arkansas. Scottsdale is not a party to those lawsuits, and Scottsdale’s obligations to Detco under the insurance policies are not at issue in those actions. After the commencement of the…
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