(Download) "Insurance Co. V. Forty-Eight Insulations Inc." by Sixth Circuit. United States Court Of Appeals # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Insurance Co. V. Forty-Eight Insulations Inc.
- Author : Sixth Circuit. United States Court Of Appeals
- Release Date : January 21, 1980
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 93 KB
Description
This case presents a novel and important question of insurance law. A manufacturer of asbestos products faces huge potential liability because of numerous lawsuits filed around the country by persons who inhaled asbestos fibers allegedly manufactured by the company. The claimed basis for liability is that the asbestos manufacturer failed to warn asbestos workers and other ultimate users of its products that asbestos was a dangerous product which, if inhaled, could cause an early death from cancer or other disease. The company had various products liability insurance policies over a twenty-year period of time. These policies were issued by five different insurance companies. Which of the insurance companies is obligated to provide a defense to the numerous lawsuits? And, assuming the manufacturer is found liable, which of the insurance companies must cover the judgment? These are the issues presented by this case. They are not easy to resolve and they have split the American insurance industry, many of whose member companies have filed amicus curiae briefs.