Legal Opinion
NL Industries, Inc. v. Commercial Union Ins. Cos.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided August 13, 1996No. Civ. 90-2125 (WHW)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WALLS, District Judge.
In a previous opinion and order, 926 F.Supp. 1213 (D.N.J.1996), the Court granted all the parties’ motions for partial summary judgment on choice of law in part. With regard to the issue of how to interpret the standard pollution-exclusion clause in certain comprehensive general liability (“CGL”) contracts (the “‘sudden’ issue”), it determined' that Illinois law applies to a waste site in Granite City, Illinois (the “Granite City site”) and New Jersey law applies to a waste site in Portland, Oregon (the “Portland site”). Moreover, with regard to the issue…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- North River Insurance Company v. Cigna Reinsurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Morton International, Inc. v. General Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Estate of SimmonsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- Florham Park Chevron, Inc. v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1988
- Gilbert Spruance Co. v. Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Ass'n.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Permacel v. American InsuranceNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1997
- Chet's Shoes, Inc. v. KastnerDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 2010
- NL Industries, Inc. v. Commercial Union InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Nl Industries, Inc, in No. 97-5030 v. Commercial Union Insurance Company Stonewall Insurance Company Aetna Casualty & Surety Company of America Lexington Insurance Company Midland Insurance Company First State Insurance Company Insurance Company of North America American Centennial Insurance Company Utica Mutual Insurance Company National Union Fire Insurance Company International Insurance Company International Surplus Lines Insurance Company Evanston Insurance Company. Commercial Union Insurance Company, Third-Party v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's Insurance Company of North America Allstate Insurance Company, Solely as Successor in Interest to Northbrook Excess and Surplus Insurance Co., Formerly Known as Northbrook Insurance Company, Third-Party International Insurance Company, in No. 97-5028, Insurance Company of North America, in No. 97-5029, Commercial Union Insurance Company, in No. 97-5031Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- GRASSO FOODS, INC. v. ENTEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2022
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