MONSANTO COMPANY, a Corporation of the State of Delaware, Plaintiff,
v.
AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, et al., Defendants.
Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Submitted: August 26, 1988.
Decided: October 21, 1988.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Richard E. Poole (argued), Richard L. Horwitz, and Kathleen T. Furey of Potter, Anderson & Corroon, and Jerold Oshinsky (argued), and Patricia A. Van Dyke, of Anderson, Baker, Kill & Olick, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff, Monsanto Co.
Robert K. Beste of Biggs & Battaglia and Timothy C. Russell (argued), Patricia A. Gotschalk of Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Washington, D.C., for defendants, American Mfr's. Mut. Ins. Co.
Roderick R. McKelvie and Francis J. Murphy of Ashby, McKelvie & Geddes and Richard L. Blatt, Robert W. Hammesfahr, and Peter M. Page of Peterson, Ross, Schloerb & Seidel, Chicago, Ill. and Michael Nussbaum (argued) of Nussbaum, Owen & Webster, Washington, D.C., for C. James Ayliffe and Lloyd's London and London Market Ins. Companies.
Judith Nichols Renzulli of Duane, Morris & Hecksher and Alan H. Silberman (argued), William T. Barker, Robert C. Johnson, and John S. Hahn, of Sonnenschein, Carlin, Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago, Ill. and Stephen E. Goldman, and Frank E. Coulom, Jr. of Robinson & Cole, Hartford, Conn., for defendant, Travelers Indem. Co.
Lawrence S. Drexler of Elzufon & Associates and Joseph G. Manta (argued), Mary E. Rugala, John C. Sullivan of Manta & Welge, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant, Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.
Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County.
MARTIN, Judge.
Defendants1 move to dismiss plaintiffs complaint on the basis of forum non conveniens. For the reasons stated herein, the Court denies defendants' motions.
On January 20, 1988 Monsanto filed this comprehensive action to determine Monsanto's rights and defendants obligations under primary and excess environmental liability insurance policies sold to Monsanto by the 37 defendants, in connection with environmental...
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