Legal Opinion
GenCorp, Inc. v. American International Underwriters
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1999No. 97-3869PublishedCited by 459 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION
SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.
This is a declaratory judgment action brought to determine whether certain excess insurance policies, which “sit above” and “follow form” to two underlying umbrella insurance policies, incorporate from the underlying umbrella policies an absolute pollution exclusion endorsement added after the policy period had ended and made retroactive to the inception date of the underlying umbrella policies.
I. Background
A. The Policies
Plaintiff GenCorp, Inc. (“GenCorp”) seeks coverage for alleged environmental liabilities under various insurance policies,…
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