U.S. FIDELITY AND GUAR. CO. v. THOMAS SOLVENT CO.

No. K85-415.

683 F.Supp. 1139 (1988)

UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY, a foreign insurance company, Plaintiff, v. THOMAS SOLVENT COMPANY; a Michigan corporation, et al., Defendants. Catherine ALLEN, Individually, and as Next Friend of Eric Allen, Troy Allen and Richard Allen, Minors et al., Intervening Plaintiffs. v. GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, Intervening Defendant/Cross-Plaintiff, v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, a foreign insurance company, et al., Cross Defendants. GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, Intervening Defendant/Counter Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY, a foreign insurance company, Counter Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. Michigan.

On Motion for Reconsideration, March 17, 1988.

On Motion for Reclarification, April 14, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone by Michael B. Ortega, Kalamazoo, Mich., by Charles E. Ritter, for U.S. Fidelity and Guar. Co.

Smith, Haughey, Rice & Roegge by John M. Kruis, Grand Rapids, Mich., for Guaranty Nat. Ins. Co.

Rhoades, McKee & Boer by F. William McKee and Michael T. Small, Grand Rapids, Mich., for Hartford Acc. & Indemnity.

Nelson and Krueger by James R. Nelson, Grand Rapids, Mich., for Admiral Ins. Co.

Kitch, Saurbier, Drutchas, Wagner & Kenney by Gregory G. Drutchas, Detroit, Mich., by Stephen M. Kelley, for St. Paul Fire & Marine.

Piatt, Bartosiewicz & Tiderington by Gary P. Bartosiewicz, Kalamozoo, Mich., for Auto-Owners Ins. Co.

Ryan, Jamison & Hubbell by Daniel K. Jamieson, Kalamazoo, Mich., for Integrity Ins. Co.

Bremer, Wade, Nelson & Alt by Michael D. Wade, Grand Rapids, Mich., for Great American Surplus.

Cholette, Perkins & Buchanan by William D. Buchanan, Grand Rapids, Mich. by Kenneth L. Block, Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered by Samuel B. Isaacson, Chicago, Ill., for Gibralter Cas. Co. (Co-Counsel).

Denenberg, Tuffley, Bocan, Jamieson, Black, Hopkins & Ewald by William J. Ewald, Ronald G. Musto, Grand Rapids, Mich., for Northstar Re-Insurance Co.

Early, Lennon, Peters & Crocker by J. Richardson Johnson, Kalamazoo, Mich., for First State Ins. Co.

Sullivan, Hamilton & Schultz by Robert P. Hamilton and James M. Sullivan, Battle Creek, Mich., for Thomas Solvent Co. and Thermo-Chem, Inc.

Gemrich, Moser, Domrowski, Bowser & Fette by William L. Fette, Kalamazoo, Mich., for applicants for intervention.

Tolley, Fisher & Verwys, P.C. by Peter R. Tolley, Grand Rapids, Mich., for Northbrook Excess and Surplus Ins. Co.

Lilly, Domeny, Durant, Byrne & Schanz, P.C., by Terrence J. Lilly, Kalamazoo, Mich., for Canadian Universal Ins. Co.

Straub, Seaman & Allen, P.C. by Drew F. Seaman, St. Joseph, Mich., for Continental Cas. Co.

Bodman, Longley & Dahling by Fredrick J. Dindoffer, R. Craig Hupp, Detroit, Mich., for Grand Trunk Western R. Co. (proposed intervener).

Law Offices of Joseph William Moch by Joseph William Moch, Grand Rapids, Mich. by Terry E. Heiss, for intervening plaintiffs.

Allen, Lippes and Shonn by Richard Lippes, Buffalo, N.Y., Brown & Transeth by James B. Brown, Lansing, Mich., for Adkins Group.

Landman, Latimer, Clink & Robb by Steven C. Kohl, Muskegon, Mich., for Thermo Chem Participating Co.


OPINION

ENSLEN, District Judge.

On September 11, 1987, I filed an opinion and order granting plaintiff USF & G's motion for clarification and reconsideration. The September 11th opinion essentially returned this case to the status quo prior to August 7, 1987. See Opinion filed September 11, 1987 in K85-415.

Presently before me is that portion of USF & G's motion for summary judgment filed March 5, 1987 which seeks a declaratory...

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