United States Sixth Circuit

Absent clearer language in the parties' D&O insurance policy, Ohio law favored the "larger settlement rule," and did not obligate plaintiff to allocate its settlement and defense costs between those attributable to the directors and to the corporation.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/31/2002
• Decided 07/05/2001
• Published 07/05/2001

Judges

• Before MARTIN, Chief Circuit Judge;  GILMAN, Circuit Judge;  EDMUNDS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gary D. Greenwald (argued and briefed), Anne Marie La Bue (briefed), Shayne & Greenwald Co., LPA, Columbus, OH, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven W. Tigges (argued and briefed), John W. Zeiger (briefed), Stuart G. Parsell (briefed), Zeiger & Carpenter, Columbus, OH, for Defendants-Appellees.