Burroughs Wellcome Co. v. Commercial Union Insurance

LEISURE, District Judge:

Plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2201 regarding the interpretation of certain liability insurance policies. This matter is before the Court on plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment declaring that defendant has a duty to defend plaintiff against all lawsuits and claims arising either directly or derivatively from alleged exposure to a pharma ceutical substance known as diethylstilbestrol (“DES”).

Factual Background

Plaintiff, Burroughs Wellcome Co., is a North Carolina corporation with its principal place of business in North…