UNR INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., Plaintiffs,
v.
CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendants.
United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
February 25, 1988.
February 25, 1988.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Malcolm M. Gaynor, Richard Bendix, Jr., Schwartz, Cooper, Kolb & Gaynor, Chtd., Chicago, Ill., Ronald M. Oster, Madeline Hickey, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Santa Monica, Cal., Sandy Klekowski, UNR Industries, Inc., Chicago, Ill., for UNR.
Daniel J. Pope, Coffield, Ungaretti, Harris & Slavin, Chicago, Ill., for American Re-Insurance Co.
D. Patterson Gloor, Michael J. Gallagher, Cassiday, Schade & Gloor, Gerald G. Saltarelli, Ronald Butler, Butler, Rubin, Newcomer, Saltarelli & Boyd, Chicago, Ill., for Bituminous Cas. Co.
Lloyd E. Williams, Anthony P. Katauskas, Jacobs, Williams and Montgomery, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for Commercial Union Assur. Companies.
Perry L. Fuller, Robert E. Nord, Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann, Hoban & Fuller, Chicago, Ill., for Continental Cas. Co.
Thomas L. Aries, Merrill C. Hoyt, Aries, Hoyt & Taden, Stanley B. Block, Donald W. Jenkins, Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, Chicago, Ill., for Continental Ins. Co. and Underwriters Adjusting Co.
Thomas C. Walker, James E. O'Halloran, Jr., O'Halloran, Lively & Walker, Northbrook, Ill., for Corroon & Black of Illinois, Inc.
Michael J. Dolesh, David M. Spector, Isham, Lincoln & Beale, Chicago, Ill., for Employers Reinsurance Co.
Terrence E. Kiwala, Rooks, Pitts, Fullager & Poust, Chicago, Ill., for First State Ins. Co.
Donald M. Haskell, Michael Sehr, William Ryan, Haskell & Perrin, Chicago, Ill., for Home Ins. Co.
Gary M. Elden, Philip C. Stahl, Donald A. Vogelsang, Reuben & Proctor, Chicago, Ill., for Nat. Sur. Corp. and Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.
Philip J. McGuire, Dowd & Dowd, Chicago, Ill., for Northbrook Ins. Co.
J. William Cuncannan, Sarah M. Stegemoeller, DeFrees & Fiske, Chicago, Ill., for Official Creditors Committee.
Peter C. John, Douglas J. Lipke, Matthew J. Gehringer, Phelan, Pope & John, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for Zurich Ins. Co.
Malcolm M. Gaynor, Richard M. Bendix, Jr., Schwartz, Cooper, Kolb & Gaynor, Chtd., Chicago, Ill., for debtor in possession.
Kevin M. Forde, Kevin M. Forde, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for unknown putative asbestos-related claimants.
Stanley A. Walton III, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, Ill., for Unsecured Creditors Committee.
United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM T. HART, District Judge.
I.
Nature of the Case
UNR Industries, Inc., its predecessors and owned affiliated companies (hereinafter "UNR") manufactured asbestos products beginning in the 1920's. Most production ceased by 1963 and all production stopped by 1970. In December 1966, the first products liability claim involving injury from exposure to asbestos products was filed. Tomplait v. Combustion...
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