RESCO HOLDINGS, L.L.C. v. AIU INS. CO.

No. 106234.

112 N.E.3d 503 (2018)

2018-Ohio-2844

RESCO HOLDINGS, L.L.C., Plaintiff v. AIU INSURANCE CO., et al., Defendants-Appellees. [Appeal by National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Appellant].

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

RELEASED AND JOURNALIZED: July 19, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Lynn , Donald C. Brown , Timothy R. Dingilian , Jackson & Campbell, P.C., One Lafayette Centre, 300 South Tower, 1120 20th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036, Stephen W. Funk , Ronald B. Lee , Roetzel & Andress, L.P.A., One Cleveland Center, 10th Floor, 1375 East Ninth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, Arthur M. Kaufman , Kaufman, Drozdowski & Grendell, L.L.C., 29525 Chagrin Blvd., Pepper Pike, Ohio 44122, Richard C.O. Rezie , Alton L. Stephens , Gallagher Sharp, L.L.C., 1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115, Kevin M. Young , Tucker Ellis, L.L.P., 950 Main Avenue, Suite 1100, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT.

Michael C. Brink , Kevin M. Young , Tucker Ellis, L.L.P., 950 Main Avenue, Suite 1100, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Michele L. Backus , 1133 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, DC 20036, Edward B. Parks, II , James P. Ruggeri , Shipman & Goodwin, L.L.P., 1875 K. Street, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006, Arthur M. Kaufman , Kaufman, Drozdowski & Grendell, L.L.C., 29525 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 250, Pepper Pike, Ohio 44122, Keven Drummond Eiber , 5903 Grafton Road, Valley City, Ohio 44280, Richard C.O. Rezie , Gallagher Sharp, L.L.C., 1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115, For Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company.

Daniel J. Lynn , Donald C. Brown , Timothy R. Dingilian , Jackson & Campbell, P.C., One Lafayette Centre, 300 South Tower, 1120 20th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036, Ronald B. Lee , Roetzel & Andress, L.P.A., 222 South Main Street, Suite 400, Akron, Ohio 44308, For AIU Insurance Company.

Eric E. Caugh , Rolf E. Gilbertson , Patricia St. Peter , Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason, L.L.P., 500 Washington Avenue South, Suite 4000, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415, Thomas S. Mazanec , Terry Williams , Mazanec, Raskin & Rider Co., L.P.A., 100 Franklin's Row, 34305 Solon Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44139, Kevin M. Young , Tucker Ellis, L.L.P., 950 Main Avenue, Suite 1100, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, For Employers Insurance Company of Wausau.

Edward B. Parks, II , James P. Ruggeri , Shipman & Goodwin, L.L.P., 1875 K. Street, N.W., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006, Michael C. Brink , Kevin M. Young , Tucker Ellis, L.L.P., 950 Main Avenue, Suite 1100, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Michele L. Backus , 1133 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, DC 20036, Keven Drummond Eiber , 5903 Grafton Road, Valley City, Ohio 44280, For First State Insurance Company.

Kaisa Adams , Christopher R. Paar , Rolf E. Gilbertson , Patricia St. Peter , Eric E. Caugh , Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason, L.L.P., 500 Washington Avenue South, Suite 4000, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415, Thomas S. Mazanec , Mazanec, Raskin & Rider Co., L.P.A., 100 Franklin's Row, 34305 Solon Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44139, For Nationwide Indemnity Company.

Arthur M. Kaufman , Kaufman, Drozdowski & Grendell, L.L.C., 29525 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 250, Pepper Pike, Ohio 44122, Kevin M. Young , Tucker Ellis, L.L.P., 950 Main Avenue, Suite 1100, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Terry Williams , Mazanec, Raskin & Rider Co., L.P.A., 100 Franklin's Row, 34305 Solon Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44139, Stephen P. Brown , Charles W. Browning , Maryanne B. Foster , Patrick E. Winters , Plunkett & Cooney, P.C., 38505 Woodward Avenue, Suite 2000, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304, For St. Paul Surplus Lines Insurance Company.

Henry G. Grendell , Kaufman, Drozdowski & Grendell, L.L.C., 29525 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 250, Pepper Pike, Ohio 44122, Terry Williams , Mazanec, Raskin & Rider Co., L.P.A., 100 Franklin's Row, 34305 Solon Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44139, Patrick E. Winters , Maryanne B. Foster , Charles W. Browning , Stephen P. Brown , Plunkett & Cooney, P.C., 38505 Woodward Avenue, Suite 2000, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304, Arthur M. Kaufman , 29525 Chagrin Blvd., Pepper Pike, Ohio 44122, For Travelers Casualty & Surety Company.

Arthur M. Kaufman , 29525 Chagrin Blvd., Pepper Pike, Ohio 44122, Kevin M. Young , Tucker Ellis, L.L.P., 950 Main Avenue, Suite 1100, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Terry Williams , Mazanec, Raskin & Rider Co., L.P.A., 100 Franklin's Row, 34305 Solon Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44139, Maryanne B. Foster , Charles W. Browning , Stephen P. Brown , Patrick E. Winters , Plunkett & Cooney, P.C., 38505 Woodward Avenue, Suite 2000, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304, For Travelers Indemnity Company.

James P. Ruggeri , Edward B. Parks, II , Shipman & Goodwin, L.L.P., 1875 K. Street, N.W., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006, Keven Drummond Eiber , 5903 Grafton Road, Valley City, Ohio 44280, Michele L. Backus , 1133 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, DC 20036, Eric Weiss , Cavitch, Familo & Durkin Co., L.P.A., 1300 East Ninth Street, 20th Floor, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, Kevin M. Young , Michael C. Brink , Tucker Ellis, L.L.P., 950 Main Avenue, Suite 1100, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, For Twin City Fire Insurance Company.

Ronald B. Lee , Roetzel & Andress, L.P.A., 222 South Main Street, Suite 400, Akron, Ohio 44308, Daniel J. Lynn , Donald C. Brown , Timothy R. Dingilian , Jackson & Campbell, P.C., One Lafayette Centre, 300 South Tower, 1120 20th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036, For Lexington Insurance Company, Granite State Insurance Company, Landmark Insurance Company and American Home Assurance Company.

BEFORE: E.T. Gallagher, J., E.A. Gallagher, A.J., and Keough, J.


JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh ("National Union"), appeals a judgment that determined its equitable share of the costs of defending and indemnifying its insured, Rust Engineering Company ("Rust"), against thousands of asbestos...

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