Legal Opinion
Commercial Union Insurance v. International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 22, 1986No. 80 Civ. 6722 (MP)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ON ALLOWANCES
MILTON POLLACK, Senior District Judge.
This is an application by International Flavors and Fragrances (“IFF”) seeking reimbursement of its reasonable costs and attorney fees incurred in defending a declaratory judgment suit instituted by its insurer Commercial Union (“CU”).
Background
On March 14, 1979, IFF was sued by Plough Inc. in a products liability action. IFF notified its insurer CU of the action and requested that CU defend it. CU initially agreed to offer a defense on IFF’s behalf; however, after defending IFF for approximately two months, CU withdrew from the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mighty Midgets, Inc. v. Centennial InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Johnson v. General Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Padavan v. ClementeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- Glens Falls Insurance v. United States Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- Hurney v. MattsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Commercial Union Insurance Company, Cross-Appellee v. International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- National Casualty Insurance v. City of Mount VernonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- U.S. Underwriters Insurance v. Weatherization, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1998
- Commercial Union Insurance Company, Cross-Appellee v. International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Scottsdale Insurance Company v. McGrathDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2024
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