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TAURUS HOLDINGS, INC. v. U.S. FIDELITY AND GUAR.

No. 03-14720.

431 F.3d 765 (2005)

TAURUS HOLDINGS, INC., Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY, Pacific Insurance Company, Limited, Federal Insurance Company, Great Northern Insurance Company, United National Insurance Company, Fireman's Fund Ins., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 29, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Harbin, Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, Atlanta, GA, Christopher Edson Knight, Fowler, White, Burnett, Hurley, Banick & Stickroot, P.A., Miami, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Zorian Ihor Sperkacz, Ponzoli, Wassenberg, Sperkacz & Keller, P.A., Miami, FL, Charles Mills-Pittman George, Mitchell L. Lundeen, George, Hartz, Lundeen, Fulmer, Johnstone, King & Stevens, Coral Gables, FL, Jonathan A. Constine, Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Richard Hoydl, Jr., Alyssa M. Campbell, Williams, Montgomery & John, Ltd., Chicago, IL, Michael S. Levine, Walter J. Andrews, Hunton & Williams, Amy K. Savage, ShawPittman, LLP, Mc Lean, VA, Thomas J. Morgan, Coconut Grove, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before ANDERSON, CARNES and FAY, Circuit Judges.

FAY, Circuit Judge:

Taurus is in the business of manufacturing, selling and distributing firearms. A group of municipalities have sued Taurus and other handgun manufacturers seeking compensation for expenses allegedly resulting from gun violence within their communities. Taurus, in turn, filed this declaratory action against a group of insurance companies seeking contributions from them to cover the cost of defending the suits. The district court found that the "products...

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