CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. v. HARTFORD FIRE INS. CO.

No. 96-7194.

116 F.3d 932 (1997)

CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellant, v. HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 1, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Hopkins, Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellant, with whom Sean M. Hanifin, Washington, DC, and James M. Lichtman, Irvine, CA, were on the briefs.

William J. Bowman, Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellee, with whom David G. Leitch and James P. Ruggeri were on the brief.

Before: SILBERMAN, RANDOLPH and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.


ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

In this insurance coverage dispute, Continental Casualty Company ("Continental") seeks to recoup from Hartford Fire Insurance Company ("Hartford") a portion of a settlement of a medical malpractice lawsuit against The Yater Medical Group and Dr. Howard Smith which were insured by the two companies during consecutive time periods. The district court granted summary judgment for Hartford upon concluding that no reasonable jury could find that...

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