Terra Industries, Inc. Terra International, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

National Union Fire Insurance Company appeals the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment in favor of its insureds, Terra Industries and Terra International, Inc. (hereinafter referred to collectively as “Terra”). We affirm the judgment of the district court.

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Until 1999, Terra manufactured and distributed methyl parathion, a pesticide in tended for agricultural use. From 1993 to 1998, Terra maintained primary liability insurance policies with CIGNA for claims against Terra stemming from use of the pesticide. These were so-called fronting policies,…