United States Third Circuit

In a dispute over insurance liability coverage for claims related to asbestos exposure other than those involving asbestosis, district court judgement is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) the court properly ruled that co-defendant American had no duty to defend or pay defense costs under the 1982 policy; 2) the court correctly denied plaintiff declaratory relief regarding the asbestosis exclusion clause; and 3) plaintiff is entitled to a jury trial on its other declaratory judgment claims.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/30/2008
• Decided 04/02/2009
• Published 04/02/2009

Judges

• Before:  SLOVITER, STAPLETON and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert C. Heim, (Argued), Nory Miller, John S. Ghose, Dechert, John N. Ellison, Reed Smith, Michael Conley, Anderson, Kill & Olick, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellant., Andrew M. Roman, Richard A. Ejzak, Cohen & Grigsby, Pittsburgh, PA, Amy Bach, San Francisco, CA, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae United Policyholders.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ronald P. Schiller, (Argued), Jay I. Morstein, Nicole J. Rosenblum, DLA Piper, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellee Columbia Casualty Company., Steven A. Cozen, (Argued), Jacob C. Cohn, Cozen & O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellee American Insurance Company.