Legal Opinion
ITT Industries, Inc. v. Pacific Employers Insurance
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 13, 2006No. Civ.A. 05-5223PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.
Plaintiff ITT Industries, Inc. (“ITT”) brought this action under an insurance policy issued to ITT in 1985 by defendant Pacific Employers Insurance Company (“PEIC”). ITT contends that under a claims handling agreement between ITT and PEIC, PEIC has been obligated, for at least the last twenty years, to pay defense, investigation, and settlement costs arising from suits brought against ITT’s former subsidiary, Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation (“PGS”) seeking damages for bodily injury arising out of alleged exposure to silica (the “Silica Suits”).…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Wilton v. Seven Falls Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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