American Special Risk Insurance v. Delta America Re Insurance

OPINION AND ORDER

LEVAL, District Judge.

Defendants DR Insurance Company (“DR”) and National Distillers and Chemical Corporation (“National Distillers”) move for summary judgment, contending that English law should govern this action and that, under English law, the contracts on which plaintiff American Special Risk Insurance Company (“ASRIC”) sues are illegal and therefore unenforceable.

Background

Unless otherwise noted, the following facts are not in dispute.

A. The Underlying Insurance and Reinsurance Contracts

Plaintiff ASRIC is an insurance company organized under Delaware law and having its…