CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY et al., Appellants-Respondents,
v.
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF WAUSAU et al., Respondents-Appellants, and
MICHAEL O'REILLY et al., Respondents, et al., Defendant.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
December 30, 2008.
December 30, 2008.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Duane Morris LLP, New York City (Thomas R. Newman and Kimball Lane of counsel), and Ford Marrin Esposito Witmeyer & Gleser, L.L.P., New York City (Charles A. Booth and Kyle Medley of counsel), and Grippo & Elden LLC, Chicago, Illinois (Gary M. Elden, Todd C. Jacobs, Irving C. Faber, Marc S. Lauerman, John E. Bucheit and Brian J. Mowbray, of the Illinois bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), for appellants-respondents.
Zelle Hofmann Voelbel Mason & Gette LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Rolf E. Gilbertson, of the Minnesota bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), and Seward & Kissel LLP, New York City (Dale C. Christensen, Jr. of counsel), for Employers Insurance Company of Wausau, respondent-appellant.
Hardin, Kundla, McKeon & Poletto, P.A., New York City (George R. Hardin and John R. Scott, of the New Jersey bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), for Employers Liability Assurance Company, respondent-appellant.
Gilbert Randolph LLP, Washington, D.C. (August J. Matteis, Jr., David N. Webster and Charley C. Sung, of the District of Columbia bar, admitted pro hac vice, and Richard D. Shore, Ted J. Feldman and Mark Tanney of counsel), and Collier, Halpern, Newberg, Nolletti & Bock, LLP, White Plains (Philip M. Halpern and Scott M. Salant of counsel), and Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York City (Perry Weitz of counsel), for respondents.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York City (Andrew T. Frankel, Mary Beth Forshaw and Elisa Alcabes of counsel), for amicus curiae.
TOM, J.P., FRIEDMAN and NARDELLI, JJ., concur.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
OPINION OF THE COURT
CATTERSON, J.
In this declaratory judgment action, plaintiff insurance companies seek a declaration that they do not have a duty to indemnify the now-defunct insured, Robert A. Keasbey Co., in pending asbestos-related claims. Although the tort claims of the defendant class (hereinafter referred to as the claimants) have not yet been adjudicated, and even though a judgment must be entered against Keasbey before an action could be brought...
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