GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA v. WALTER E. CAMPBELL COMPANY, INC.

Case No. WMN-12-3307.

GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA v. THE WALTER E. CAMPBELL COMPANY, INC. et al.

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

June 11, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

General Insurance Company of America, Plaintiff, represented by Benjamin Rodes Dryden , Foley and Lardner LLP, Ana M Francisco , Foley and Lardner LLP & Michael Thompson , Foley and Lardner LLP.

The Walter E. Campbell Company, Inc., Defendant, represented by Jeffrey S Raskin , Morgan Lewis and Bockius LLP & Steven Andrew Luxton , Morgan Lewis and Bockius LLP.

The Continental Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Brandon D Almond , Troutman Sanders LLP, Charles Thomas Blair , Troutman Sanders LLP & Prashant Kumar Khetan , Troutman Sanders LLP.

National Indemnity Company, Defendant, represented by Brandon D Almond , Troutman Sanders LLP, Charles Thomas Blair , Troutman Sanders LLP & Prashant Kumar Khetan , Troutman Sanders LLP.

Federal Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Jennifer Winter Persico , Gordon and Rees LLP, Jacob C Cohn , Gordon and Rees LLP & William Patrick Shelley , Gordon & Rees.

United States Fire Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Jennifer Winter Persico , Gordon and Rees LLP, Jacob C Cohn , Gordon and Rees LLP & William Patrick Shelley , Gordon & Rees.

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Defendant, represented by David Bryan Applefeld , Adelberg Rudow Dorf and Hendler LLC, Danielle S Rosborough , Shipman and Goodwin LLP, Geoffrey Washington , Adelberg Rudow Dorf and Hendler LLC & James Pio Ruggeri , Shipman and Goodwin LLP.

St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Harry Lee , Steptoe and Johnson LLP & Catherine Cockerham , Steptoe and Johnson LLC.

Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Allison R Radocha , Post and Schell PC, John C Sullivan , Post and Schell PC & Vincent Candiello , Post and Schell PC.

Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association Insurance Company, Cross Claimant, represented by Allison R Radocha , Post and Schell PC, John C Sullivan , Post and Schell PC & Vincent Candiello , Post and Schell PC.

Federal Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Jennifer Winter Persico , Gordon and Rees LLP, Jacob C Cohn , Gordon and Rees LLP & William Patrick Shelley , Gordon & Rees.

The Walter E. Campbell Company, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Jeffrey S Raskin , Morgan Lewis and Bockius LLP.

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by David Bryan Applefeld , Adelberg Rudow Dorf and Hendler LLC, Danielle S Rosborough , Shipman and Goodwin LLP, Geoffrey Washington , Adelberg Rudow Dorf and Hendler LLC & James Pio Ruggeri , Shipman and Goodwin LLP.

Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation, Cross Defendant, represented by Albert J Mezzanotte, Jr , Whiteford Taylor and Preston & Gardner M Duvall , Whiteford Taylor and Preston LLP.

United States Fire Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Jennifer Winter Persico , Gordon and Rees LLP, Jacob C Cohn , Gordon and Rees LLP & William Patrick Shelley , Gordon & Rees.

The Continental Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Brandon D Almond , Troutman Sanders LLP, Charles Thomas Blair , Troutman Sanders LLP & Prashant Kumar Khetan , Troutman Sanders LLP.

St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Catherine Cockerham , Steptoe and Johnson LLC.

National Indemnity Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Brandon D Almond , Troutman Sanders LLP & Charles Thomas Blair , Troutman Sanders LLP.

Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association Insurance Company, Counter Claimant, represented by Allison R Radocha , Post and Schell PC, John C Sullivan , Post and Schell PC & Vincent Candiello , Post and Schell PC.

General Insurance Company of America, Counter Defendant, represented by Benjamin Rodes Dryden , Foley and Lardner LLP, Ana M Francisco , Foley and Lardner LLP & Michael Thompson , Foley and Lardner LLP.

United States Fire Insurance Company, Cross Claimant, represented by Jennifer Winter Persico , Gordon and Rees LLP, Jacob C Cohn , Gordon and Rees LLP & William Patrick Shelley , Gordon & Rees.

Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Allison R Radocha , Post and Schell PC, John C Sullivan , Post and Schell PC & Vincent Candiello , Post and Schell PC.

Federal Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Jennifer Winter Persico , Gordon and Rees LLP, Jacob C Cohn , Gordon and Rees LLP & William Patrick Shelley , Gordon & Rees.

The Walter E. Campbell Company, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Jeffrey S Raskin , Morgan Lewis and Bockius LLP.

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by David Bryan Applefeld , Adelberg Rudow Dorf and Hendler LLC, Danielle S Rosborough , Shipman and Goodwin LLP, Geoffrey Washington , Adelberg Rudow Dorf and Hendler LLC & James Pio Ruggeri , Shipman and Goodwin LLP.

Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation, Cross Defendant, represented by Albert J Mezzanotte, Jr , Whiteford Taylor and Preston.

The Continental Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Brandon D Almond , Troutman Sanders LLP, Charles Thomas Blair , Troutman Sanders LLP & Prashant Kumar Khetan , Troutman Sanders LLP.

St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Catherine Cockerham , Steptoe and Johnson LLC.

National Indemnity Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Brandon D Almond , Troutman Sanders LLP, Charles Thomas Blair , Troutman Sanders LLP & Prashant Kumar Khetan , Troutman Sanders LLP.

United States Fire Insurance Company, Counter Claimant, represented by Jennifer Winter Persico , Gordon and Rees LLP, Jacob C Cohn , Gordon and Rees LLP & William Patrick Shelley , Gordon & Rees.

General Insurance Company of America, Counter Defendant, represented by Benjamin Rodes Dryden , Foley and Lardner LLP, Ana M Francisco , Foley and Lardner LLP & Michael Thompson , Foley and Lardner LLP.

United States Fire Insurance Company, Cross Claimant, represented by Jennifer Winter Persico , Gordon and Rees LLP, Jacob C Cohn , Gordon and Rees LLP & William Patrick Shelley , Gordon & Rees.

The Continental Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Brandon D Almond , Troutman Sanders LLP & Charles Thomas Blair , Troutman Sanders LLP.

St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Catherine Cockerham , Steptoe and Johnson LLC.

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by David Bryan Applefeld , Adelberg Rudow Dorf and Hendler LLC, Danielle S Rosborough , Shipman and Goodwin LLP, Geoffrey Washington , Adelberg Rudow Dorf and Hendler LLC & James Pio Ruggeri , Shipman and Goodwin LLP.

Federal Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Jennifer Winter Persico , Gordon and Rees LLP, Jacob C Cohn , Gordon and Rees LLP & William Patrick Shelley , Gordon & Rees.

The Walter E. Campbell Company, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Jeffrey S Raskin , Morgan Lewis and Bockius LLP.

National Indemnity Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Brandon D Almond , Troutman Sanders LLP, Charles Thomas Blair , Troutman Sanders LLP & Prashant Kumar Khetan , Troutman Sanders LLP.

Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Allison R Radocha , Post and Schell PC, John C Sullivan , Post and Schell PC & Vincent Candiello , Post and Schell PC.

United States Fire Insurance Company, Counter Claimant, represented by Jennifer Winter Persico , Gordon and Rees LLP, Jacob C Cohn , Gordon and Rees LLP & William Patrick Shelley , Gordon & Rees.

General Insurance Company of America, Counter Defendant, represented by Benjamin Rodes Dryden , Foley and Lardner LLP, Ana M Francisco , Foley and Lardner LLP & Michael Thompson , Foley and Lardner LLP.

Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association Insurance Company, Cross Claimant, represented by Allison R Radocha , Post and Schell PC, John C Sullivan , Post and Schell PC & Vincent Candiello , Post and Schell PC.

St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Harry Lee , Steptoe and Johnson LLP & Catherine Cockerham , Steptoe and Johnson LLC.

Federal Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Jennifer Winter Persico , Gordon and Rees LLP, Jacob C Cohn , Gordon and Rees LLP & William Patrick Shelley , Gordon & Rees.

The Walter E. Campbell Company, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Jeffrey S Raskin , Morgan Lewis and Bockius LLP & Steven Andrew Luxton , Morgan Lewis and Bockius LLP.

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by David Bryan Applefeld , Adelberg Rudow Dorf and Hendler LLC, Danielle S Rosborough , Shipman and Goodwin LLP, Geoffrey Washington , Adelberg Rudow Dorf and Hendler LLC & James Pio Ruggeri , Shipman and Goodwin LLP.

United States Fire Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Jennifer Winter Persico , Gordon and Rees LLP, Jacob C Cohn , Gordon and Rees LLP & William Patrick Shelley , Gordon & Rees.

The Continental Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Brandon D Almond , Troutman Sanders LLP, Charles Thomas Blair , Troutman Sanders LLP & Prashant Kumar Khetan , Troutman Sanders LLP.

National Indemnity Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Brandon D Almond , Troutman Sanders LLP, Charles Thomas Blair , Troutman Sanders LLP & Prashant Kumar Khetan , Troutman Sanders LLP.

Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association Insurance Company, Counter Claimant, represented by Allison R Radocha , Post and Schell PC, John C Sullivan , Post and Schell PC & Vincent Candiello , Post and Schell PC.

General Insurance Company of America, Counter Defendant, represented by Benjamin Rodes Dryden , Foley and Lardner LLP, Ana M Francisco , Foley and Lardner LLP & Michael Thompson , Foley and Lardner LLP.

St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Cross Claimant, represented by Harry Lee , Steptoe and Johnson LLP & Catherine Cockerham , Steptoe and Johnson LLC.

St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Harry Lee , Steptoe and Johnson LLP & Catherine Cockerham , Steptoe and Johnson LLC.

Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Allison R Radocha , Post and Schell PC, John C Sullivan , Post and Schell PC & Vincent Candiello , Post and Schell PC.

Federal Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Jennifer Winter Persico , Gordon and Rees LLP, Jacob C Cohn , Gordon and Rees LLP & William Patrick Shelley , Gordon & Rees.

The Walter E. Campbell Company, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Jeffrey S Raskin , Morgan Lewis and Bockius LLP & Steven Andrew Luxton , Morgan Lewis and Bockius LLP.

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by David Bryan Applefeld , Adelberg Rudow Dorf and Hendler LLC, Danielle S Rosborough , Shipman and Goodwin LLP, Geoffrey Washington , Adelberg Rudow Dorf and Hendler LLC & James Pio Ruggeri , Shipman and Goodwin LLP.

United States Fire Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Jennifer Winter Persico , Gordon and Rees LLP, Jacob C Cohn , Gordon and Rees LLP & William Patrick Shelley , Gordon & Rees.

The Continental Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Brandon D Almond , Troutman Sanders LLP, Charles Thomas Blair , Troutman Sanders LLP & Prashant Kumar Khetan , Troutman Sanders LLP.

National Indemnity Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Brandon D Almond , Troutman Sanders LLP, Charles Thomas Blair , Troutman Sanders LLP & Prashant Kumar Khetan , Troutman Sanders LLP.

St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Counter Claimant, represented by Harry Lee , Steptoe and Johnson LLP & Catherine Cockerham , Steptoe and Johnson LLC.

General Insurance Company of America, Counter Defendant, represented by Benjamin Rodes Dryden , Foley and Lardner LLP, Ana M Francisco , Foley and Lardner LLP & Michael Thompson , Foley and Lardner LLP.

St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Cross Claimant, represented by Harry Lee , Steptoe and Johnson LLP & Catherine Cockerham , Steptoe and Johnson LLC.

United States Fire Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Jennifer Winter Persico , Gordon and Rees LLP, Jacob C Cohn , Gordon and Rees LLP & William Patrick Shelley , Gordon & Rees.

St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Cross Claimant, represented by Harry Lee , Steptoe and Johnson LLP & Catherine Cockerham , Steptoe and Johnson LLC.

Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Allison R Radocha , Post and Schell PC, John C Sullivan , Post and Schell PC & Vincent Candiello , Post and Schell PC.


MEMORANDUM

WILLIAM M. NICKERSON, Senior District Judge.

This insurance coverage dispute arises from the Walter E. Campbell Company's (WECCO) substantial involvement in asbestos personal-injury litigation. Before the Court is (1) a motion to dismiss the complaint or, in the alternative a motion abstain from exercising jurisdiction under the Declaratory Judgment Act or pursuant to Colorado River Water Conservation District...

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