MONTROSE CHEMICAL CORP. v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. B272387.

14 Cal.App.5th 1306 (2017)

MONTROSE CHEMICAL CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; CANADIAN UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three.

As modified September 8, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Latham & Watkins, Brook B. Roberts , John M. Wilson and Drew T. Gardiner for Petitioner.

Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Michel Y. Horton , Jeffrey S. Raskin and David S. Cox for ITT LLC and Santa Fe Braun, Inc., as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Sinnott Puebla Campagne & Curet, Kenneth H. Sumner and Lindsey A. Morgan for Real Party in Interest AIU Insurance Company.

Sinnott, Puebla, Campagne & Curet, Randolph P. Sinnott ; Cozen O'Conner and John Daly for Real Party in Interest Zurich International (Bermuda) Ltd.

Duane Morris, Max H. Stern and Jessica E. La Londe for Real Party in Interest American Centennial Insurance Company.

Craig & Winkelman and Bruce H. Winkelman for Real Party in Interest American Re-Insurance Company.

Selman & Breitman, Ilya A. Kosten and Kelsey C. Start for Real Parties in Interest Transport Insurance Company and Lamorak Insurance Company.

Selman & Breitman and Elizabeth M. Brockman for Real Party in Interest Federal Insurance Company.

Berkes, Crane, Robinson & Seal, Steven M. Crane and Barbara S. Hodous for Real Parties in Interest Continental Casualty Company and Columbia Casualty Company.

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, Peter L. Garchie and James P. McDonald for Real Party in Interest Employers Mutual Casualty Company.

Barber Law Group and Bryan M. Barber for Real Party in Interest Employers Insurance of Wausau.

McCurdy & Fuller, Kevin G. McCurdy and Vanci Y. Fuller for Real Parties in Interest Everest Reinsurance Company et al.

Chamberlin Keaster & Brockman, Kirk C. Chamberlin and Kevin J. Schettig for Real Parties in Interest Providence Washington Insurance Company et al.

Tressler, Linda Bondi Morrison and Ryan B. Luther for Real Party in Interest Allstate Insurance Company.

Archer Norris, Charles R. Diaz and GailAnn Y. Stargardter for Real Parties in Interest Fireman's Fund Insurance Company et al.

Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, Jordon E. Harriman and Shannon L. Santos for Real Parties in Interest General Reinsurance Corporation et al.

Hinshaw & Culbertson, Thomas R. Beer and Peter J. Felsenfeld for Real Party in Interest Gerling Konzern Allgemeine Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft.

O'Melveny & Myers, Richard B. Goetz , Zoheb P. Noorani and Michael Reynolds for Real Party in Interest TIG Insurance Company.

McCloskey, Waring & Waisman and Andrew McCloskey for Real Parties in Interest Westport Insurance Corporation et al.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Peter R. Jordon , Andrew T. Frankel and Deborah Lynn Stein for Real Parties in Interest Travelers Casualty and Surety Company and The Travelers Indemnity Company.


OPINION

Petitioner Montrose Chemical Corporation of California (Montrose) for many years manufactured the pesticide dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT). Real parties in interest are insurers that issued excess comprehensive general liability (CGL) policies to Montrose in relevant years. The present dispute concerns...

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