ALLENDALE MUT. INS. CO. v. EXCESS INS. CO. LTD.

No. 95 CIV. 10970 SAS.

992 F.Supp. 278 (1998)

ALLENDALE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. EXCESS INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., London and Hull Maritime Insurance Company, Ltd, Farnam, T A/C, the Ocean Marine Insurance Company Ltd., the Yorkshire Insurance Company, Ltd., Perte C A/C, Prudential Assurance Company, Ltd., Trust A/C No. 2, English and American Insurance Company, Ltd., Switzerland Insurance Company UK, Ltd., Nippon Insurance Company of Europe Ltd., Fuji International Insurance Company Ltd., English and American Underwriting Agency Ltd., Cornhill Insurance Company PLC, Minster Insurance Company, Ltd., the Threadneedle Insurance Company, Ltd., Sovereign Marine and General Insurance Company Ltd., Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Company (U.K.) Ltd., Willis Faber (Underwriting Management) Ltd., Certain Underwriters at Lloyds of London Consisting of: Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 317 RMO, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 457 WTK, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 658 NTE, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 1028 HRD, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 207 EDW, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 904 GKS, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 401 BRI, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 406 IAM, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 535 COT, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 787 FBB, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 500 TJP, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 448 AJW, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 52 HUN, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 1014 MAC, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 613 MJB, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 855 ARM, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 724 SAH, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 162 GLO, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 1158 BMR, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 40 KJC, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 488 JCH, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 34 DGL, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 123 AWS, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 609 MED, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 552 MAN, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 31 MFS, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 803 GWH, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 428 RFW, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 697 STQ, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 1035 EVE, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 920 HLP, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 872 EPI, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 932 PJG, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 936 CRE, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 79 SCM, Lloyd's Underwriter Syndicate No. 102 KER, Defendants.

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

February 3, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard London, James L. Fischer, James Walsh, New York, NY, for Plaintiff.

Larry S. Kaplan, Richard A. Walker, Kaplan, Begy & Von Ohlen, Chicago, IL, Robert J. Brown, Chalos & Brown, New York, NY, for Defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

Plaintiff Allendale Mutual Insurance Company ("Allendale") filed a Complaint on December 28, 1995, alleging breach of contract. According to the Complaint, the defendant reinsurers breached the parties' agreement in three ways: 1) by wrongfully refusing to pay a $7 million claim, 2) by failing to investigate this claim in good faith, and 3) by initiating suit on the contract in England in spite of its...

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