NEW CASTLE COUNTY v. HARTFORD ACC. AND INDEM. CO.

Civ. A. No. 85-436-JLL.

673 F.Supp. 1359 (1987)

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Plaintiff, v. HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

November 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan C. Del Pesco and Catherine J. Sponseller of Prickett, Jones, Elliott, Kristol & Schnee, Wilmington, Del., for plaintiff New Castle County.

James F. Kipp of Trzuskowski, Kipp, Kelleher & Pearce, P.A., Wilmington, Del., John P. Arness and Jamie M. Bennett of Hogan & Hartson, Washington, D.C., of counsel, for defendants Hartford Acc. and Indem. Co. and Twin City Fire Ins. Co.

Norman M. Monhait of Morris & Rosenthal, P.A., Wilmington, Del., and Roger E. Warin, Virginia L. White-Mahaffey and Helen D. Irwin of Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, D.C., of counsel, for defendant Home Ins. Co.

John G. Mulford and Brian A. Sullivan of Theisen, Lank, Mulford & Goldberg, P.A., Wilmington, Del., for defendant Continental Cas. Co.

Raymond L. Becker of Becker & Becker, Wilmington, Del., and Edward C. German of German, Gallagher & Murtagh, Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel, for defendant U.S. Liability Ins. Co.

Edmund D. Lyons, Jr. of Aerenson, Ferrara & Lyons, Wilmington, Del., Dennis M. Flannery and A. Stephen Hut, Jr. of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D.C., and Clifford B. Hendler and Sean M. Fitzpatrick of Colton and Boykin, Washington, D.C., of counsel, for defendant Ins. Co. of North America.

William J. Cattie III and Roger D. Landon of Heckler & Cattie, Wilmington, Del., for defendant U.S. Fire Ins. Co.

Frank O'Donnell and William L. Garrett, Jr. of O'Donnell & Garrett, Wilmington, Del., and Nancy J. Gellman of Conrad & O'Brien, P.C., Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel, for defendant Nat. Union Fire Ins. Co.

Gary W. Aber of Heiman and Aber, Wilmington, Del., James E. Rocap III, Thomas B. Carr and Stephen L. Nightingale of Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, Washington, D.C., of counsel, for defendant Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co.

Thomas Reed Hunt, Jr. and Brett D. Fallon of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, Del., Robert N. Sayler and John G. Buchanan III of Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C., of counsel, for Stauffer Chemical Co.

Thomas Reed Hunt, Jr. and Brett D. Fallon of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, Del., for ICI Americas, Inc.

Robert B. Young of Young & Sherlock, Dover, Del., Thomas W. Brunner, Laura A. Foggan and Marilyn E. Kerst of Piper & Marbury, Washington, D.C., of counsel, for Ins. Environmental Litigation Ass'n (IELA).


MEMORANDUM OPINION

LATCHUM, Senior District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This action originated with a complaint filed by New Castle County (the "County") seeking a declaratory judgment against twelve insurance companies which had issued comprehensive general liability policies to the County. (Docket Item ["D.I."] 1.) The County requested a declaration that the insurance companies must defend and indemnify...

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