| Docket # | SJC-09498 |
| Date | October 6, 2005 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Sosman, Cordy, JJ.
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Summary
(prepared by Suffolk University Law School) | Insurance-- In this case dealing with liability for asbestos-related claims, the question raised concerns the obligation to exhaust other liability coverage before the duty of the Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund to pay arises. |
| Appealed From | Middlesex Superior Court, Justice David A. McLaughlin |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | A.W. Chesterton Co., Inc.: Martin F. Gaynor, III, Nicholas D. Stellakis |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Northbrook Excess & Surplus, Inc.: Mark W. Roberts, Joseph C. Tanski, Gregory P. Deschenes, Gregg A. Rubenstein |
| Amici Curiae | Complex Insurance Claims Litigation, Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, London Market Insurance Comp. |
