Legal Opinion
Continental Casualty Co. v. Employers Insurance Co. of Wausau
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 8, 2007PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Richard F. Braun, J.
In this class action for a declaratory judgment, this court presided over a 35-day nonjury trial of some of the claims in this action. A second phase of trial is to follow after the first one is decided. By order and stipulation, this court certified a class consisting of over 20,000 individuals who had asbestos-related personal injuries and had actions pending against defendant Robert A. Keasbey Company, most of which were in Supreme Court, New York County.
Defendant Keasbey has defaulted in this action. Although plaintiffs Continental Casualty Company…
2Cases cited61 opinions
- Lanza v. WagnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
- Seaboard Surety Co. v. Gillette Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Rapid-American Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Security Mutual Insurance v. Acker-Fitzsimons Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, Inc. v. PatakiNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Employers InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Employers Insurance Co. of WausauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Ace American Reinsurance Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Employers Ins. Co. of WausauNew York Supreme Court · 2008