Legal Opinion
In Re Silicone Implant Insurance Coverage Litigation
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 21, 2003No. C5-01-1546, C3-01-1738, C3-01-1741, C5-01-1742, C4-01-1747, C6-01-1748, C4-01-1778, C9-01-1811, C0-01-1812, C1-01-1821, C4-01-1828, C6-01-1829, C8-01-1850, C2-01-1861, C4-01-1862, C7-01-1869, C6-01-1894, CX-01-1896, C1-01-1897, C9-01-1906; C3-01-1917, C3-01-1920, C7-01-1922, C2-01-1925, C3-01-1965PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, PAUL H, Justice.
This appeal stems from a declaratory judgment action brought by several of 3M’s high-level, excess-layer, occurrence-based policy insurers. These insurers sought to clarify their coverage obligations in 3M’s ongoing silicone gel breast implant mass tort litigation. The insurance policies at issue were in place from 1977 to 1985 and covered claims arising from injuries occurring during that time period. The implant claims for which 3M sought reimbursement were brought in the early 1990s, but were based largely on implanta-tions that occurred during the policy…
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