CONTINTENTAL CASUALTY CO. v. EMPLOYERS INS. CO. OF WAUSAU


22 Misc.3d 729 (2008)

865 N.Y.S.2d 855

CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY et al., Plaintiffs, v. EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF WAUSAU et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

Decided October 14, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grippo & Elden LLC, Chicago, Illinois (Gary M. Elden, Todd C. Jacobs, Irving C. Faber, Matthew O. Sitzer, John E. Bucheit and Brian J. Mowbray of counsel), and Ford Marrin Esposito Witmeyer & Gleser, L.L.P., New York City (Charles A. Booth, Kyle M. Medley, Cushing O'Malley Condon and Alfred L. D'Isernia of counsel), for plaintiffs. Seward & Kissel, LLP, New York City (Dale C. Christensen, Jr. and John J. Galban of counsel), and Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette, LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Rolf E. Gilbertson of counsel), for Employers Insurance Company of Wausau, defendant. Hardin, Kundla, McKeon & Poletto, P.A., New York City (George R. Hardin and John R. Scott), for Employers Liability Assurance Company, defendant. Gilbert Randolph LLP, Washington, D.C. (August J. Matteis, Jr., Mark J. Tanney, David N. Webster II, Richard D. Shore and Charley C. Sung of counsel), and Collier, Halpern, Newberg, Nolletti & Bock, LLP, White Plains (Philip M. Halpern and Scott M. Salant of counsel), for Michael O'Reilly and others, defendants.


OPINION OF THE COURT

RICHARD F. BRAUN, J.

These are the findings of fact and conclusions of law in phase II of a 40-day nonjury trial in this declaratory judgment class action concerning insurance coverage for defendant Robert A. Keasbey Company in more than 10,000 underlying asbestos personal injury actions pending in Supreme Court, New York County. The findings and conclusions of phase I (16 Misc.3d 223 [Sup Ct,...

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