Union Carbide Corp. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in granting a motion to dismiss on the ground of forum non conveniens. The plaintiff, Union Carbide Corporation, brought an action seeking a declaratory judgment1 to determine its insurance coverage for reimbursement of damages and costs associated with its toxic waste *313disposal activities at various sites throughout the country and in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The defendants are 115 insurance companies that, since 1944, have insured the plaintiff under comprehensive general liability insurance…