Legal Opinion
Onebeacon America Insurance v. American Motorists Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 17, 2012No. 10-4530PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COLE, Circuit Judge.
OneBeacon American Insurance Company (“OneBeacon”) and American Motorists Insurance Company (“AMICO”) were insurers of the B.F. Goodrich Corporation (“Goodrich”) and, among others, were liable for environmental cleanup at the Goodrich plant in Calvert City, Kentucky. AMICO settled with Goodrich, but One-Beacon’s predecessor, Commercial Union Insurance Company (hereinafter “OneBeacon”), refused to settle and went to trial. A state court jury found for Goodrich, and OneBeacon was ordered to pay $42 million in compensatory damages and $12 million in attorney fees. The…
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