Legal Opinion
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided February 14, 1986No. Civ. H-82-243(JAC)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, District Judge:
The issue before the court on these cross-motions for summary judgment is the obligation of three insurance companies to defend and indemnify four pharmaceutical companies against product liability claims arising out of their production of the drug Diethylstilbestrol (“DES”). 1 The resolution of this issue requires an interpretation of the trigger-of-coverage provisions of the standardized insurance policies issued by the insurers to the pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Aetna Casualty & Surety Company (“Aetna” or “the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Commissioner v. Estate of BoschSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Breed v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Schering Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Home Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Sidney Roginsky v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Lee v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by14 opinions
- In Re Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Uniroyal, Inc. v. Home InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1988
- Abex Corp. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, — v. W.G. SAMUELS COMPANY, INC., a KANSAS CORPORATION, — EXCELSIOR SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT, DISTRICT NO. 40Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
- United Technologies Corp. v. American Home Assurance Co.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1997
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