Builders Transport, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION OF BUILDERS TRANSPORT, INC. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING MOTION OF INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

JOE J. FISHER, District Judge.

In this diversity action, the Court is asked to examine the terms of an umbrella insurance policy and determine the extent of the insurer’s liability to contribute to the cost of defense. Even though the carrier paid $13— million of $16.3-million in settlements made on the eve of trial, it claims its coverage for such costs is limited to those incurred from the date underlying…