MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
W.R. GRACE AND COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant,
Continental Casualty Company; Aetna Casualty & Surety Company and General Insurance Company of America, Defendants,
Royal Indemnity Company; Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued September 30, 1992.
Decided September 1, 1993.
Petition for Rehearing Granted January 11, 1994.
Opinion Amended May 16, 1994.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Randy Paar, New York City (Jerold Oshinsky, Jordan Stanzler, Anderson Kill Olick & Oshinsky, P.C., of counsel), for defendant-appellant W.R. Grace & Co.
Laura A. Foggan, Washington, DC (James P. Anasiewicz, Nancy J. Lemay, Wiley, Rein & Fielding, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee Maryland Cas. Co.
Carl J. Pernicone, New York City (James P. Donovan, Robert L. Joyce, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, of counsel), for defendant-appellee Royal Indem. Co.
James E. Rocap, III, Washington, DC (Jay L. Alexander, Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, Washington, DC, Kaare Phillips, Grais & Phillips, New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellee Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.
Edward M. Shaw, New York City (Stillman, Friedman & Shaw, P.C., New York City, William J. Bowman, Donald C. Brown, Jr., James P. Ruggeri, Hogan & Hartson, Washington, DC, of counsel), filed a brief on behalf of Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co. and First State Ins. Co. as amici curiae.
R. Nicholas Gimbel, Philadelphia, PA (Jill A. Douthett, Hoyle, Morris & Kerr, of counsel), filed a brief on behalf of National Gypsum Co. as amicus curiae.
Thomas J. Quinn, New York City (Eileen T. McCabe, Stephen T. Roberts, Mendes & Mount, of counsel), filed a brief on behalf of Rayment and London Market Companies as amicus curiae.
Gerald V. Weigle, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (Stephen G. Schweller, Trudy Weiss Craig, Gregory A. Harrison, Dinsmore & Shohl, Cincinnati, OH, Marcia B. Golden, Boston, MA, of counsel), filed a brief on behalf of Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. as amicus curiae.
Wilson M. Brown, III, Philadelphia, PA (Paul H. Saint-Antoine, Drinker Biddle & Reath, Philadelphia, PA, Peter N. Hillman, Susan J. Leskowitz, Chadbourne & Parke, New York City, James W. Christie, James A. Pabarue, Catherine C. Olanich, Christie, Pabarue, Mortensen & Young, Philadelphia, PA, Philip C. Stahl, Katherine E. Rakowsky, Grippo & Elden, Chicago, IL, of counsel), filed a brief on behalf of Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co., American Motorists Ins. Co., American Mfrs. Mut. Ins. Co., Republic Ins. Co., Commercial Union Ins. Co., and Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. as amici curiae.
Before MESKILL, Chief Judge, LUMBARD and CARDAMONE, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
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