Legal Opinion
W. R. Grace & Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 30, 1992No. 91-P-493PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPorada, J.
W. R. Grace & Co. (Grace) brought an action in the Superior Court for declaratory relief and for damages against four of its insurers — Maryland Casualty Company (Maryland), Continental Casualty Company (Continental), Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company (Hartford) and Gibraltar Casualty Company (Gibraltar) — based on their failure to defend or pay defense costs and to indemnify Grace for the settlement of a lawsuit filed against Grace in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Each of the insurers denied coverage under its policy or claimed that another insurer…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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3Cited by14 opinions
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