Legal Opinion
WTC Captive Insurance v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 19, 2008No. 07 CIV 1209 AKHPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO RECONSIDER SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION
ALVIN K. HELLERSTEIN, District Judge.
This case involves a clash among insurance carriers.
In the aftermath of the terrorist-related aircraft crashes into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the City of New York procured insurance to protect itself and its contractors from loss, liability and expense arising from the removal of debris from the collapsed Twin Towers. Approximately 10,000 lawsuits have been filed against the City and its contractors relating to such work, all consolidated before me pursuant to…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Peacock v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- In Re Health Management Systems, Inc. Securities LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2000
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- In re World Trade Center Disaster Site LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2011
- Glover v. Nationwide Mutual Fire InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 2009
- Schwade v. Total Plastics, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2011
- WTC Captive Insurance v. Liberty Mutual Fire InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2008
- Industrial Risk Insurers v. 7 World Trade Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 2011
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