LOCKHEED CORP. v. CONTINENTAL INS. CO.

No. H026867.

35 Cal.Rptr.3d 799 (2005)

134 Cal.App.4th 187

LOCKHEED CORPORATION, Cross-Complainant and Appellant, v. CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Cross-Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Sixth District.

November 22, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Curtis D. Porterfield, Stephen V. Masterson, William T. Um, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, for Cross-Complainant/Appellant Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Edward T. Clifford, Greve Clifford Wengel & Paras, for Defendant/Respondent Commercial Union Insurance Co., as successor in interest to Employers Surplus Lines Insurance Co., Employers Surplus Lines Insurance Co. and Stonewall Insurance Co.

John C. Holmes, Jennifer S. Yu, Barger & Wolen, for Defendant/Respondent AIU Insurance Company, Granite State Insurance Company, Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, Landmark Insurance Company, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, New Hampshire Insurance Company and Old Republic Insurance Company.

Smith Ellison, Michael W. Ellison, Khai LeQuang, for Cross-Defendants/Respondents First State Insurance Company and Twin City Fire Insurance Company.

Roger W. Sleight, Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold, for Cross-Defendant/Respondent Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company.

K. Stephen Tang, Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, for Cross-Defendant and Respondent Associated Aviation Underwriters.

Alan S. Berman, Steven P. Haskell, Berman & Aiwasian, for Respondents Central National Insurance Company of Omaha and Century Indemnity Company.

Steven M. Crane, Barbara S. Hodous, Berkes Crane Robinson & Seal, Frank Kaplan, Kenneth S. Meyers, Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan, for Respondent Continental Insurance Company, Transcontinental Insurance Company, Continental Casualty Company.

Laura A. Foggan, John C. Yang, Anthony E. Orr, Wiley Rein & Fielding, Randolph P. Sinnott, J. Karren Baker, Sinnott Dito Moura & Puebla, for Amici Curiae Brief of the of The Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association in support of respondents Continental Insurance Company, Transcontinental Insurance Company and Continental Casualty Company.


PREMO, J.

In this insurance coverage matter, Lockheed Martin Corporation (Lockheed) seeks coverage under numerous policies for pollution-related liability totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. (See Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. v. Superior Court (1998) 63 Cal.App.4th 1440, 1444-1445, 75 Cal.Rptr.2d 54 (Travelers).) After 10 years of litigation, the trial...

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