Legal Opinion

Stonewall Insurance v. Asbestos Claims Management Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided December 13, 1995No. 1300, Dockets 93-7314(L), 93-7380CON, 93-7382CON, 93-7386CON, 93-7388CON, 93-7390CON, 93-7392CON, 93-7396CON, 93-7398CON, 93-7400CON, 93-7402CON, 93-7404XAP, 93-7406CON, 93-7408CON, 93-7412CON, 94-7030XAP, 94-7034XAP, 94-7036XAP, 94-7040XAP, 94-7042XAP, 94-7044XAP, 94-7046XAP, 94-7048XAP, 94-7050XAP, 94-7052XAP, 94-7054XAP, 94-7056XAP, 94-7058XAP, 94-7060XAP, 94-7062XAP, 94-7064XAP, 94-7066XAP, 94-7068XAP, 94-7070XAP, 94-7072XAP, 94-7074XAP, 94-7076XAP, 94-7078XAP, 94-7080XAP and 94-7082XAPPublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*1185Contents

Glossary.1186

Background.1187

I. Asbestos Claims Against NGC and NGC’s Insurance Policies.1187

A. Bodily Injury and Property Damage Claims.1187

B. NGC’s Insurance Program.1187

C. The ACF and CCR Claims-Handling Facilities .1188

D. NGC’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization.1189

II. Procedural Background and Rulings.1189

A. Pretrial Proceedings. oo 1 — 1 T — I

B. Jury Trial and Bench Trial Proceedings a 1 — I T — I

C. Judgments and Permission to Appeal.. a T — i T-t

Discussion.1191

I.Summary of Holdings.1191

II. Issues Related to Coverage for Bodily Injury Claims.1192

A.Bodily Injury Trigger of…

2Cases cited60 opinions

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  4. Continental Casualty Co. v. Rapid-American Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
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