DANAHER CORPORATION v. TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY

No. 10 Civ. 121 (JPO).

DANAHER CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

March 20, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Danaher Corporation, Plaintiff, represented by Brian Jonathan Osias , McCarter & English, LLP & Gita F. Rothschild , McCarter & English, LLP.

The Travelers Indemnity Company, Defendant, represented by Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. , Graham, Curtin P.A..

Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, formerly known as The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Defendant, represented by Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. , Graham, Curtin P.A..

North River Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Gerard Craig Morici , Mendes & Mount, LLP & Robert Michael Flannery , Mendes & Mount, LLP.

American Home Assurance Company, Defendant, represented by Ellen Gayle Margolis , Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass, Gerard Craig Morici , Mendes & Mount, LLP & Robert Michael Flannery , Mendes & Mount, LLP.

Unigard Mutual Insurance Company Inc., Defendant, represented by Robert Dwyer Sullivan, Jr , Wilson Elser,Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, Barbara Hopkinson Kelly , Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP & Sheilagh Mary Depeter , Wilson Elser,Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP.

Employers Insurance Company of Wausau, Defendant, represented by Claude N. Grammatico , Epstein, Frankini & Grammatico.

Continental Casualty Company, Defendant, represented by John Albert Mattoon , Ford Marrin Esposito Witmeyer & Gleser LLP & Andrew I Mandelbaum , Ford Marrin Esposito Witmeyer & Gleser, LLP.

Employers Commercial Union Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Gerard Craig Morici , Mendes & Mount, LLP.

International Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Anthony Gambardella , Rivkin, Radler & Kremer & Jay Kenigsberg , Rivkin Radler, L.L.P..

Granite State Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Ellen Gayle Margolis , Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass, Gerard Craig Morici , Mendes & Mount, LLP & Robert Michael Flannery , Mendes & Mount, LLP.

National Union Fire Insurance Company Of Pittsburgh, PA, Defendant, represented by Ellen Gayle Margolis , Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass, Gerard Craig Morici , Mendes & Mount, LLP & Robert Michael Flannery , Mendes & Mount, LLP.

Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by John T. Wolak , Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Lloyd Andrew Gura , Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass & Eric J. Voigt , Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass.

Atlas Copco North America, Inc., ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Paul E. Breene , Reed Smith.

Century Indemnity Company, ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Brian G. Fox , Siegal & Park.

Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Lloyd Andrew Gura , Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass & Eric J. Voigt , Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass.

Trygg-Hansa Insurance Company, LTD., ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Karen M. Asner , White & Case LLP.

Industria Insurance Company LTD., ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Paul E. Breene , Reed Smith.

North River Insurance Company, Cross Claimant, represented by Robert Michael Flannery , Mendes & Mount, LLP.

The Travelers Indemnity Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. , Graham, Curtin P.A..

Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. , Graham, Curtin P.A..

The Travelers Indemnity Company, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. , Graham, Curtin P.A..

Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, ThirdParty Plaintiff, represented by Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. , Graham, Curtin P.A..

Danaher Corporation, ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Brian Jonathan Osias , McCarter & English, LLP & Gita F. Rothschild , McCarter & English, LLP.

North River Insurance Company, ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Robert Michael Flannery , Mendes & Mount, LLP.

The Travelers Indemnity Company, ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. , Graham, Curtin P.A..

Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, ThirdParty Defendant, represented by Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. , Graham, Curtin P.A..

The Travelers Indemnity Company, Cross Claimant, represented by Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. , Graham, Curtin P.A..

Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Cross Claimant, represented by Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. , Graham, Curtin P.A..

Danaher Corporation, Cross Defendant, represented by Brian Jonathan Osias , McCarter & English, LLP & Gita F. Rothschild , McCarter & English, LLP.

North River Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Robert Michael Flannery , Mendes & Mount, LLP.

The Travelers Indemnity Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. , Graham, Curtin P.A..

Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. , Graham, Curtin P.A..

The Travelers Indemnity Company, Counter Claimant, represented by Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. , Graham, Curtin P.A..

Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Counter Claimant, represented by Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. , Graham, Curtin P.A..

Danaher Corporation, Counter Defendant, represented by Brian Jonathan Osias , McCarter & English, LLP & Gita F. Rothschild , McCarter & English, LLP.

Atlas Copco North America, Inc., Cross Claimant, represented by Paul E. Breene , Reed Smith.

North River Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Gerard Craig Morici , Mendes & Mount, LLP & Robert Michael Flannery , Mendes & Mount, LLP.

Atlas Copco North America, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Paul E. Breene , Reed Smith.

The Travelers Indemnity Company, Counter Defendant, represented by Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. , Graham, Curtin P.A..

Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Counter Defendant, represented by Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. , Graham, Curtin P.A..

Atlas Copco North America, Inc., Cross Claimant, represented by Paul E. Breene , Reed Smith.

North River Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Gerard Craig Morici , Mendes & Mount, LLP & Robert Michael Flannery , Mendes & Mount, LLP.

Atlas Copco North America, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Paul E. Breene , Reed Smith.

The Travelers Indemnity Company, Counter Defendant, represented by Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. , Graham, Curtin P.A..

Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Counter Defendant, represented by Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. , Graham, Curtin P.A..


OPINION AND ORDER

J. PAUL OETKEN, District Judge.

This is a dispute about insurance coverage for silica- and asbestos-related claims against Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company ("Chicago Pneumatic"). On September 6, 2012, the Court held that Defendants The Travelers Indemnity Company ("Travelers Indemnity") and Travelers Casualty and Surety Company ("Travelers C&S") (collectively, "Travelers") have a duty to defend such claims. Travelers subsequently impleaded...

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