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ROHM AND HAAS CO. v. CONTINENTAL CAS. CO.

781 A.2d 1172 (2001)

ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY and Rohm and Haas Delaware Valley Inc., Appellants, v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, et al., and The Home Insurance Company, Appellees. Rohm nd Haas Company and Rohm and Haas Delaware Valley Inc., Appellants, v. Continental Casualty Company, et al., and Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London and Certain London Market Insurance Companies, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 18, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Andrew Reed, Arlin M. Adams, John G. Harkins, Nancy J. Gellman, William J. O'Brien, Philadelphia, Paul H. Titus, Pittsburgh, for Rohm and Haas Company and Rohm and Haas Delaware Valley, Inc.

Dale G. Larrimore, Philadelphia, for Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Ass'n.

Marc J. Sonnenfeld, Philadelphia, for Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry.

John J. Walliser, Glenshaw, for Pennsylvania Environmental Council.

John Alexander MacDonald, Philadelphia, for United Policyholders.

William J. Brennan, Philadelphia, for Home Insurance Co.

Frank Eugene Noyes, Judith Nichols Renzulli, Philadelphia, for Insurance Environmental Litigation Ass'n.

Gary Westerberg, Chicago, Il., Elit R. Felix, Jerome J. Shestack, Philadelphia, for Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice:

This is an appeal by allowance from the judgment of the superior court reversing the trial court's grant of judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) in favor of appellants, Rohm & Haas. In this case involving comprehensive general liability coverage (CGL)1 for the cleanup of serious environmental pollution...

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