MTR OF VIKING PUMP, INC.

No. 59.

27 N.Y.3d 244 (2016)

52 N.E.3d 1144

33 N.Y.S.3d 118

2016 NY Slip Op 03413

In the Matter of VIKING PUMP, INC., et al., Insurance Appeals. VIKING PUMP, INC., et al., Appellants; TIG INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided May 3, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, Illinois ( Michael P. Foradas , of the Illinois bar, admitted pro hac vice, Lisa G. Esayian of the Illinois bar, admitted pro hac vice, and William T. Pruitt of the Illinois bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), and Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York City ( Peter A. Bellacosa of counsel), for Viking Pump, Inc., appellant.

Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP, New York City ( Robin L. Cohen , Elizabeth A. Sherwin and Keith McKenna of counsel), for Warren Pumps LLC, appellant.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York City ( Kathleen M. Sullivan of counsel), Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York City ( Mary Kay Vyskocil , Summer Craig and Alexander Li of counsel), O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, D.C. ( Jonathan D. Hacker , of the District of Columbia bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York City ( Tancred Schiavoni , Gary Svirsky , Anton Metlitsky and Brad M. Elias of counsel), Hinkhouse Williams Walsh LLP, Chicago, Illinois ( Laura S. McKay , of the Illinois bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), Day Pitney LLP, Hartford, Connecticut ( Kathleen D. Monnes , of the Connecticut bar, admitted pro hac vice, John K. Scully , of the Connecticut bar, admitted pro hac vice and John W. Cerreta of counsel), Clausen Miller P.C., Chicago, Illinois ( Mark D. Paulson , of the Illinois bar, admitted pro hac vice, Amy R. Paulus , of the Illinois bar, admitted pro hac vice and Don R. Sampen , of the Illinois bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP, Framingham, Massachusetts ( Kristin Suga Heres , of the Massachusetts bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), and Carroll, McNulty & Kull LLC, Basking Ridge, New Jersey ( Heather E. Simpson and Christopher R. Carroll of counsel), for respondents.

Vedder Price P.C., New York City ( John H. Eickemeyer and Daniel C. Green of counsel), and Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, D.C. ( Laura A. Foggan and Nicole Audet Richardson of counsel), for Complex Insurance Claims Litigation and another, amici curiae.

Lowenstein Sandler LLP, New York City ( David L. Elkind and Eric Jesse of counsel), for New York State Electric & Gas Corporation, amicus curiae.

Anderson Kill P.C., New York City ( Robert M. Horkovich and Edward J. Stein of counsel), and Amy Bach , United Policyholders, San Francisco, California, for United Policyholders and others, amici curiae.

Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, Illinois ( Craig C. Martin , of the Illinois bar, admitted pro hac vice, and Peter J. Brennan of counsel), for Olin Corporation, amicus curiae.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, D.C. ( Randall M. Levine , Gerald P. Konkel , Stephanie Schuster and Christopher M. Popecki of counsel) and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Los Angeles, California ( David S. Cox of counsel), for ITT Corporation, amicus curiae.

Chief Judge DiFIORE and Judges PIGOTT, RIVERA, ABDUS-SALAAM and FAHEY concur; Judge GARCIA taking no part.


OPINION OF THE COURT

In this complex insurance dispute, we have accepted two certified questions from the Delaware Supreme Court asking us to determine (1) whether "all sums" or "pro rata" allocation applies where the excess insurance policies at issue either follow form to a non-cumulation provision or contain a non-cumulation...

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