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MARYLAND CAS. CO. v. W.R. GRACE AND CO.

Nos. 98-7492, 98-7582 and 98-7584.

218 F.3d 204 (2000)

MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, Continental Casualty Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. W.R. GRACE AND COMPANY, Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, Defendants, Royal Indemnity Co., Defendant-Appellee, General Insurance Company of America, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided July 5, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura A. Foggan, Washington, D.C. (John C. Yang, Timothy J. Simeone, Wiley, Rein & Fielding, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for Appellant Maryland Casualty Company.

Guy M. Struve, New York, New York (James D. Liss, Daryl E. Davis (law clerk), Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, New York; Michael I. Anania, Paul V. Majkowski, Ford Marrin Esposito Witmeyer & Gleser, LLP, New York, New York, of counsel), for Appellant Continental Casualty Company.

Carl J. Pernicone, New York, New York (James P. Donovan, Robert L. Joyce, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, New York, New York, of counsel), for Appellee Royal Indemnity Company.

Kurtis B. Reeg, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, St. Louis, Missouri (Cawood K. Bebout, Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C., St. Louis, Missouri, of counsel), for Appellee General Insurance Company of America.

Before: NEWMAN, CARDAMONE, and JACOBS, Circuit Judges.

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

The record on this appeal reveals that asbestos-laden dust readily adheres to clothing, house furniture, and automobile upholstery, exposing not only the individual who works directly with the substance, but also others who come in contact with these familiar objects, to the pernicious health risks asbestos dust causes. The litigation before us is a reflection of the complex efforts to determine who will pay, insofar as possible, for the...

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