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English High Court Sets Date For ‘Trigger’ Litigation with Regard to Mesothelioma Claims and Employer Liability

Jan 24, 2008 | Asbestos, Coverage & Claims, Toxic Tort | United Kingdom

A trial commencement date of 3 June 2008 has been set for the six lead test cases in the employers’ liability ‘trigger’ litigation.

Connecticut Supreme Court Rules that “Common Cause” Provision of Reinsurance Treaty Is Ambiguous With Respect to the Aggregation of Claims

Jan 16, 2008 | Asbestos, Connecticut Developments, Coverage & Claims, Industry Developments, Reinsurance | United States

In Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co, et al. v. Ace American Reinsurance Co., et al., No. 17625 (Sup. Ct. Conn. Dec. 25, 2007), the Connecticut Supreme Court found a “common cause” provision in a reinsurance treaty to be ambiguous for purposes of whether multiple asbestos claims could be aggregated as a single occurrence, reversing the lower court’s decision granting summary judgment to the defendant reinsurers.

Ohio Court of Appeals: Consideration of Extrinsic Evidence is Proper in Determining Meaning of Policy Wording As to Aggregate Limits Where Portions of the Policy at Issue are Missing

Jan 8, 2008 | Asbestos, Coverage & Claims, Extra-Contractual Liability | United States

The Ohio state Court of Appeals recently determined that where portions of insurance policies at the center of a dispute were missing, the lower court’s consideration of extrinsic evidence in determining the meaning behind ambiguous policy wording was proper.

Massachusetts Court Orders Discovery of Reinsurance Agreements

Dec 28, 2007 | Asbestos, Coverage & Claims, Massachusetts Developments, Reinsurance | United States

A Massachusetts trial court recently ordered a defendant insurer to produce reinsurance agreements during discovery in a coverage dispute. Neles-Jamesbury, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., C.A. No. 02-0982A (October 11, 2007).

California Federal Court: Second Insurer With Interest In Outcome Of Coverage Litigation Has Right To Intervene

Dec 7, 2007 | Asbestos, Coverage & Claims, Toxic Tort | United States

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently granted an insurer’s motion to intervene in an indemnity dispute between another insurer and an asbestos product supplier.

Seventh Circuit Enforces 30-Day Deadline to Select Party-Appointed Arbitrator

Sep 21, 2007 | Arbitration, Asbestos, Illinois Developments, Reinsurance | United Kingdom, United States

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s decision finding that a cedent’s appointment of an arbitrator in a reinsurance arbitration was invalid because it did not fall within the time limitations set forth by the reinsurance contract at issue.

Connecticut State Court Rules That Service On Designated Agents For Process Sufficient And Orders Hearing On Amount Of Prepleading Security To Be Posted

Aug 27, 2007 | Asbestos, Connecticut Developments, Reinsurance | United States

On remand for further proceedings from the Connecticut Supreme Court, the Appellate Court of Connecticut recently agreed with plaintiffs Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company and thirteen of its affiliates’ statutory interpretation of Connecticut General Statutes § 38a-27, holding that the plaintiffs are entitled to prepleading security from defendants Ace American Reinsurance Company and various other foreign reinsurance companies.

Massachusetts Court Weighs In On Duty To Defend Issues

Aug 17, 2007 | Asbestos, Coverage & Claims | United States

A Massachusetts trial court recently ruled on a number of issues concerning an insurer’s duties where it agrees to defend an insured under a reservation of rights, including: (1) an insurer’s duty to defend an affiliated company that owns all of the insured’s shares when only the affiliated company and not the insured is named as a defendant in the lawsuit; (2) an insurer’s duty to pay defense costs for legal work that benefits both the insured and non-insured entities working together as part of a joint defense agreement; (3) an insurer’s duty to pay defense costs for both national and local counsel retained by an insured; and (4) the reasonableness of legal fees incurred when the defense is provided under a reservation of rights.

Travelers Enters Settlement with ACandS, Ending “Potentially Unlimited” Exposure; Plan Includes Reinsurance Allocation

Jul 17, 2007 | Asbestos, Coverage & Claims, Reinsurance, Toxic Tort | United States

The Travelers Companies, Inc. has announced a settlement with ACandS Inc. to resolve all current and future asbestos-related coverage claims. ACandS, an insulation contractor, has been undergoing Chapter 11 reorganization since 2002, and its bankruptcy counsel has described the Travelers insurance coverage as “the most important asset of ACandS’s bankruptcy estate.”

Third Circuit Rules that Consolidation is Issue for Arbitrators

Jun 21, 2007 | Arbitration, Asbestos, New Jersey Developments, Reinsurance | United States

On June 12, 2007, the Third Circuit affirmed a New Jersey district court’s ruling that arbitrators, and not the court, should determine whether a reinsurance dispute involving numerous asbestos claims should be arbitrated in a single, consolidated proceeding.

Topic: Asbestos

English High Court Sets Date For ‘Trigger’ Litigation with Regard to Mesothelioma Claims and Employer Liability

Connecticut Supreme Court Rules that “Common Cause” Provision of Reinsurance Treaty Is Ambiguous With Respect to the Aggregation of Claims

Ohio Court of Appeals: Consideration of Extrinsic Evidence is Proper in Determining Meaning of Policy Wording As to Aggregate Limits Where Portions of the Policy at Issue are Missing

Massachusetts Court Orders Discovery of Reinsurance Agreements

California Federal Court: Second Insurer With Interest In Outcome Of Coverage Litigation Has Right To Intervene

Seventh Circuit Enforces 30-Day Deadline to Select Party-Appointed Arbitrator

Connecticut State Court Rules That Service On Designated Agents For Process Sufficient And Orders Hearing On Amount Of Prepleading Security To Be Posted

Massachusetts Court Weighs In On Duty To Defend Issues

Travelers Enters Settlement with ACandS, Ending “Potentially Unlimited” Exposure; Plan Includes Reinsurance Allocation

Third Circuit Rules that Consolidation is Issue for Arbitrators

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