United States Third Circuit

Under the Declaratory Judgment Act, the District Court should have declined jurisdiction in declaratory judgment action in insurance coverage case where personal injury and declaratory action were already pending in state court, and no federal interests were advanced.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/01/2000
• Published 12/01/2000

Judges

• Before BARRY, WEIS and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John R. Trotman, Jr., (Argued), Peter Russell Kohn, Monheit, Monheit, Silverman & Fodera, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellants., Laura A. Foggan, Daniel E. Troy, Erin N. McGonagle, Wiley, Rein & Fielding, Washington, DC, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Insurance Environmental Litigation Association.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jonathan C. Deisher, (Argued) Post & Schell, P.C., Allentown, PA, Attorneys for Appellee.