Legal Opinion

Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance v. Employers Insurance

District Court, D. Maine

Decided April 5, 2010No. CV-09-238-B-WPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR., Chief Judge.

Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company (Philadelphia) sued Employers Insurance Company of Wausau (Wausau) for contribution for the cost of defending and settling a claim brought against an insured driver. Wausau counter-claimed seeking a judgment that Philadelphia is solely responsible for defense and settlement costs in excess of the driver’s primary insurance. Concluding that the Philadelphia policy is essentially a primary policy and the Wausau policy a true excess policy, the Court grants Wausau’s cross-motion…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Ramon M. Suarez v. Pueblo International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
  3. Cadle Co. v. HayesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
  4. Vineberg v. BissonnetteCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
  5. Meuser v. Federal Express Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Pro Con, Inc. v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Co.District Court, D. Maine · 2011
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  3. Encompass Indem. Co. v. MarquardtDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2017
  4. Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia v. GEICO Marine Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2020
  5. Through Transport Mutual Insurance Association Limited v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2022

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