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CHEMICAL LEAMAN TANK LINES v. AETNA CAS. & SUR. CO.

No. 93-5777, 93-5794.

89 F.3d 976 (1996)

CHEMICAL LEAMAN TANK LINES, INC. v. The AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY; and Certain Underwriters At Lloyds, London, subscribing to Insurance Policies Numbers WAR 6771, WAR 6772/A, C62P 10-117, L62P 10-117, 64P 3-121, L64P 3-121A, L64P 3-121B, C64P 3-121B, C65P 5-119, C65P 5-119A, L65P 5-119A, L66P 5-119A, C67P 4-158, L67P 4-158, C68P 2-116, L68P 2-116, C68P 2-116A, C68P 2-116B, L68P 2-116A, L68P 2-116B, C71-03-03-13, L71-03-03-13, C71-03-03-13A, C71-03-03-13B, L71-03-03-13A, L71-03-03-13B, C74-03-18-02, 77-01-19-23, 77-01-19-23A, C77-01-19-23B, 79-04-19-10, C80-02-19-09, C80-02-19-09B, L80-02-09A, L80-02-19-09A, L80-02-19-09B, C83-02-19-09, L83-02-19-09A, L83-02-19-09B, L83-02-19-09C, Robin Anthony Gildart Jackson, an Underwriter at Lloyds, London, individually and in his capacity as representative Underwriter at Lloyds, London for certain subscribing Underwriters at Lloyds, London who subscribed to certain liability insurance policies issued to plaintiff Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc.; Accident and Casualty Company of Winterthur; Alba General Insurance Company Ltd.; Allianz Cornhill International Insurance PLC, Formerly Known as Allianz International Insurance Company Ltd.; Anglo-French Insurance Company Ltd.; Argonaut Northwest Insurance Company; Assicurazioni Generali Spa; Baloise Fire Insurance Company; Bellefonte Insurance Company Ltd.; British National Life Insurance Society Ltd.; CNA International Reinsurance Co. Ltd., Formerly Known as CNA Reinsurance of London Ltd.; Delta Lloyd Non-Life Insurance Company; Dominion Insurance Company Ltd.; Drake Insurance Company Ltd.; Edinburgh Insurance Company; Excess Insurance Company Ltd.; Fidelidade Insurance Company; Folksam International Insurance Company (U.K.) Ltd.; Helvetia Accident Swiss Insurance Company; Indemnity Marine Assurance Company, Ltd.; Lexington Insurance Company Ltd.; London & Overseas Insurance Company, Ltd.; London & Edinburgh Insurance Company, Ltd.; London & Scottish Assurance Corporation, Ltd.; Gan Minster Insurance Company, Formerly Known As Minster Insurance Company Ltd.; National Casualty Company; National Casualty Insurance of America, Ltd.; New London Reinsurance Company, Ltd.; North Atlantic Insurance Company Ltd., Formerly Known as British National Insurance Co. Ltd.; Orion Insurance Company Ltd.; Pine Top Insurance Company Ltd.; River Thames Insurance Company Ltd.; Scottish Lion Insurance Company; Sovereign Marine And General Insurance Company, Ltd.; Sphere Insurance Company Ltd.; St. Katherine Insurance Company Ltd.; Stronghold Insurance Company Ltd.; Swiss Union General Insurance Company Ltd.; Taisho Marine & Fire Insurance Company (Europe) Ltd., Formerly Known As Taisho Marine & Fire Insurance Company (U.K.) Ltd.; Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Company (U.K.) Ltd.; Turegum Insurance Company Ltd.; Unionamerica Insurance Company; United Standard Insurance Company Ltd.; Winterthur Swiss Insurance Company; World Auxiliary Insurance Corporation Ltd.; Yasuda Insurance Company (U.K.) Ltd. (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Jackson & Companies"), Appellants at No. 93-5777, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company ("AETNA"), Appellant at No. 93-5794.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided October 12, 1995.

Petition for Rehearing Granted and Opinion and Judgment Vacated December 15, 1995.

Submitted on Petition for Rehearing December 15, 1995.

Decided June 20, 1996.

Order Denying Rehearing and Rehearing July 22, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Lee (Argued), Gary P. Schulz, John G. McAndrews, Hannah M. O'Driscoll, Mendes & Mount, New York City, William J. Hanley, Ronca, McDonald & Hanley, Livingston, New Jersey, for Appellants at No. 93-5777.

Brian J. Coyle (Argued), Peter E. Mueller, Harwood Lloyd, Hackensack, New Jersey, William H. Jeffress, Jr., Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, Washington, DC, Edward M. Dunham, Jr., Miller, Dunham & Doering, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellant, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company.

Kevin B. Clark (Argued), John P. Dean, Conrad J. Smucker, Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, Washington, DC, for Appellee, Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc.

Thomas W. Brunner, Wiley, Rein & Fielding, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Appellant, Insurance Environmental Litigation Association.

Karen L. Jordan, Office of Attorney General of New Jersey, Department of Law & Public Safety, Trenton, New Jersey, for Amicus Curiae Appellee, State of New Jersey, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection & Energy.

Before SCIRICA, NYGAARD and McKEE, Circuit Judges.

Petition for Panel Rehearing Granted and Opinion and Judgment Vacated December 15, 1995.

Submitted on Petition for Panel Rehearing December 15, 1995.

Order Denying Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc July 22, 1996.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc. brought this declaratory judgment action against Aetna Casualty and Surety Company and the London Market Insurers, seeking a declaration that defendants...

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