OLIN CORP. v. INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA

No. 84 Civ. 1968 (LBS).

762 F.Supp. 548 (1991)

OLIN CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

April 23, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Haythe & Curley, New York City (Michael L. Gioia, James J. Harrington, Russell K. Statman, of counsel), Anderson, Kill, Olick & Oshinsky, P.C., Washington, D.C. (Sherry Gilbert, Jerold Oshinsky, of counsel), for Olin Corp.

Seward & Kissel, New York City (Dale C. Christensen, Jr., R. Scott Garley, Dan F. Laney, III, of counsel), for The Hanover Ins. Co.

Rogers & Wells, New York City (Barry W. Rashkover, Joseph H. Spain, of counsel), for Federal Ins. Co.

Jackson & Campbell, P.C., Washington, D.C. (Richard W. Bryan, James P. Schaller, of counsel), Sheft, Wright & Sweeny, New York City (Leonard Sheft, Peter Sheft, of counsel), Smith, Mazure, Director & Wilkens, New York City (Marvin Fuhrman, Marc H. Pellinger, Stuart Wilkins, of counsel), for Nat. Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh (Excess), American Home Assur. Co., Lexington Ins. Co.

Gottesman, Wolgel, Smith & Secunda, P.C., New York City (Lawrence L. Flynn, Harold H. Wolgel, of counsel), for Great American Ins. Co.

Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander & Ferdon, New York City (Richard Eaton, Paul R. Koepff, of counsel), for Ins. Co. of North America.

Zelle & Larson, San Francisco, Cal. (Steven D. Meier, of counsel), for Employers Ins. of Wausau.

Zelle & Larson, Minneapolis, Minn. (Michelle K. Enright, Paul L. Gingras, Pat St. Peter, of counsel), Kroll & Tract, New York City (Jerome Murray, of counsel), for Employers Ins. of Wausau.

Gilberg & Kurent, Washington, D.C. (K. Thomas Shahriari, of counsel), Levy, Bivona & Cohen, New York City (Howard Epstein, of counsel), for Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.

Bromley, Brown & Walsh, Washington, D.C. (James W. Greene, Deborah Warner, of counsel), Bower & Gardner, New York City (Allen G. Katz, Barry G. Saretsky, of counsel), for American Reinsurance Co., Continental Cas. Co., Nat. American Ins. Co. of California, Northbrook Excess and Surplus Ins. Co.

Locker, Greenberg & Brainin, New York City (Theodore M. Greenberg, Aaron Locker, of counsel), Hopkins & Sutter, Washington, D.C. (Richard H. Gimer, John G. Goodyer, Laura A. Lane, Kathryn A. Underhill, of counsel), for Falcon Ins. Co. and Commercial Union Ins. Co.

Hamel & Park, Washington, D.C. (Richard Gimer, Stephen L. Humphrey, of counsel), for Commercial Union Ins. Co.

Hansel & Post, Atlanta, Ga. (G. Lee Garrett, Jr, of counsel), for Witness Benton H. Wilcoxon.

McCullough, Campbell & Lane, Chicago, Ill. (Richard J. Geddes, of counsel), Condon & Forsythe, New York City (Thomas J. Whalen, Michael Holland, of counsel), for certain underwriters at Lloyd's, London North River Ins. Co., London & Edinburgh Ins. Co., Ltd.


OPINION

SAND, District Judge.

Faced with a rising tide of lawsuits stemming from the alleged chemical contamination of the areas surrounding a number of its chemical plants, the Olin Corporation ("Olin") filed suit in 1984 against its primary and excess liability insurance carriers, seeking a declaration that they were obligated to defend and indemnify in the underlying lawsuits. Now, after seven years of discovery and motion practice, the case again comes...

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