NORTH AMERICAN PHILIPS CORPORATION, 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: January 31, 1989.
Decided: August 21, 1989.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Richard E. Poole, Richard L. Horwitz of Potter, Anderson & Corroon, and Jerold Oshinsky, Lorelie S. Masters, and Patricia A. Van Dyke of Anderson, Baker, Kill & Olick, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff.
Norman M. Monhait of Morris, Rosenthal, Monhait & Gross, P.A. and Christopher T. Lutz of Steptol & Johnson, Washington, D.C., for defendants American Reinsurance Co. and the Home Ins. Co.
Stephen P. Casarino of Tybout, Redfearn, Casarino & Pell, Wilmington, for Centennial Ins. Co.
Edmund D. Lyons of Aerenson, Ferrara & Lyons and Joseph K. Brenner of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D.C., for defendants Cigna Property and Cas. Ins. Co. and Ins. Co. of North America.
John G. Mulford of Theisen, Lank, Mulford & Goldberg, P.A., Wilmington, for defendant Continental Cas. Co.
Richard K. Hermann of Bayard, Handelman & Mordoch, P.A., Wilmington, and Carol R. Finnochio of Rivkin, Radler, Dunne & Bayh, Uniondale, N.Y., for defendant Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.
Edward Kafader of Trzuskowski, Kipp, Kelleher & Pearce, P.A. and Stephen Jacobs and Kathleen L. Kuhn of Siff, Rosen & Parker, P.C., New York City, for defendant First State Ins. Co.
Elizabeth B. Sundza of Leboluf, Lamb, Leiby & Macrae, Washington, D.C., for defendants Nat. Cas. Co. and Prudential Reinsurance Co.
Brian C, Cary, Irene A. Sullivan, and Timothy Reynolds of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York City, for defendant North Star Reinsurance Corp.
Alfred M. Isaacs of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams, Wilmington, for defendant Pacific Ins. Co.
Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County.
MARTIN, Judge.
This is the Court's decision on various defendants' motions to dismiss on justiciability grounds. For the reasons set forth below these motions are denied.
This is a declaratory judgment action brought to determine the rights and obligations of North American Philips Corporation ("Philips") and 31 insurers alleged to have provided primary and excess liability coverage to Philips over a 36 year period. Philips is a Delaware corporation, organized...
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