Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Dow Chemical Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DOW, ZURICH, TRAVELERS, CENTURY AND FIREMAN’S FUND’S CROSS-MOTIONS FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON THE DUTY TO DEFEND AND GRANTING AMERICAN GUARANTEE’S CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

EDMUNDS, District Judge.

This action arises out of an insurance contract dispute. Defendants Dow Chemical Company and Dow Corning, Inc. (collectively “Dow”) have been the target of environmental contamination claims in approximately 360 locations across the United States and Canada. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company is one of Dow’s insurers. Aetna 1…