WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC., AND ITS PRESENT AND FORMER SUBSIDIARIES, WASTE MANAGEMENT INC. OF FLORIDA; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF ALABAMA, INC.; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF ARIZONA, INC.; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO, INC.; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CONNECTICUT, INC.; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF DELAWARE, INC.; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF ILLINOIS, INC.; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF KENTUCKY, INC.; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MAINE, INC.; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MARYLAND, INC.; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC.; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MICHIGAN, INC.; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, INC.; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NEW YORK, INC.; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF OHIO, INC.; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF OKLAHOMA, INC.; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF WISCONSIN, INC.; WMI SAFETY SERVICES, INC.; WMI WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CANADA INC.; CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.; CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NEW JERSEY, INC.; CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT OF KANSAS, INC.; SCA SERVICES, INC.; SCA DISPOSAL SERVICES OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.; SCA SERVICES OF INDIANA, INC.; SCA SERVICES OF NEW JERSEY, INC.; SCA SERVICES OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.; ALDERFER & FRANK, INC.; CARL GULICK, INC.; CHEM-NUCLEAR SYSTEMS, INC.; CLEAN HARBORS OF BRAINTREE, INC.; CWM CHEMICAL SERVICES, INC.; HAZCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; INDIANA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.; INSTANT DISPOSAL SERVICE, INC.; INTERSTATE WASTE REMOVAL CO., INC.; LANDFILL & DEVELOPMENT COMPANY; MICHIGAN LANDFILL HOLDINGS, INC.; MODERN TRASH REMOVAL OF YORK, INC.; NU-WAY TRASH REMOVAL CORP.; OHIO WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.; REFUSE SERVICES, INC.; RITE-WAY SERVICE INC.; S.C.R. SYSTEMS, INC.; SANITARY LANDFILL, INC.; THE O'CONNOR CORPORATION; WASTECONTROL OF FLORIDA, INC.; WASTE DISPOSAL, INC.; WASTEQUID, INC.; WASTE RESOURCES CORPORATION; WASTE RESOURCES OF TAMPA BAY, INC.; WM ACQUIRING CORP., PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS,
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THE ADMIRAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY; AETNA CASUALTY COMPANY OF CANADA; ALLIANZ INSURANCE COMPANY; ALLIANZ UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY; ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA; AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN EMPLOYERS' INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY; THE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN POLICYHOLDERS' INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN REINSURANCE COMPANY; ARGONAUT INSURANCE COMPANY; ASSOCIATED INDEMNITY CORPORATION; ASSOCIATED INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY; BIRMINGHAM FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA; C.E. HEATH COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY; CALIFORNIA UNION INSURANCE COMPANY; THE CAMDEN FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION; THE CELINA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY; CENTRAL NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF OMAHA; CENTURY INDEMNITY COMPANY; CHICAGO INSURANCE COMPANY; CIGNA PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY; COLUMBIA CASUALTY COMPANY; COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE COMPANY; CONSTITUTION STATE INSURANCE COMPANY; CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY; THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY; CRUM AND FORSTER INSURANCE COMPANY; EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL COMPANY; EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LIMITED; EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY; EMPLOYERS REINSURANCE CORPORATION; ERIC REINSURANCE COMPANY; EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY; FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY; THE FIDELITY AND CASUALTY COMPANY OF NEW YORK; FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY; FIREMEN'S INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY; FIRST STATE INSURANCE COMPANY; FREMONT INDEMNITY COMPANY; GENERAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA; GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN; GIBRALTER CASUALTY COMPANY; GLOBE INDEMNITY COMPANY; GRANITE STATE INSURANCE COMPANY; GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY; GULF INSURANCE COMPANY; THE HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY; HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY; HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY; HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY; HIGHLANDS INSURANCE COMPANY; THE HOME INDEMNITY COMPANY; THE HOME INSURANCE COMPANY; HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY; INDIANA INSURANCE COMPANY; INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA; THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA; INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY; INTERNATIONAL SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY; INTERSTATE FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY; LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY; LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY; MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY; NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA; NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD; NATIONAL GRANGE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY; NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION; NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA; NEW ENGLAND INSURANCE COMPANY; NEW ENGLAND REINSURANCE CORP.; THE NORTH RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY; THE NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA; NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY; THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY; OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY; PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY; PENNSYLVANIA MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION INSURANCE COMPANY; PHOENIX ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK; PLANET INSURANCE COMPANY; POTOMAC INSURANCE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS; PRUDENTIAL REINSURANCE COMPANY; PURITAN INSURANCE COMPANY; RANGER INSURANCE COMPANY; RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY; ROYAL INDEMNITY COMPANY; ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA; SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY; SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD; SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA; THE SHELBY INSURANCE COMPANY; STONEWALL INSURANCE COMPANY; ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE ST. PAUL INSURANCE COMPANY; ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY; ST. PAUL SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY; TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY; TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE COMPANY; THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY; THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF RI; TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY; UNIGARD SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY; UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY; UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY; UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY; VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY; ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY (US); UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS, LONDON; AND OTHER COMPANIES, INCLUDING: ALLIANZ INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED; BELLEFONTE INSURANCE COMPANY; BERMUDA FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED; COMPAGNIE D'ASSURANCES MARITIMES AERIENNES & TERRESTRES, S.A.; DART INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED; DOMINION INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED; EL PASO INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED; EXCESS INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED; FOLKSAM INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED; HEDDINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED; LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY; LONDON AND EDINBURGH GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED; MENTOR INSURANCE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED; MUTUAL REINSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED; NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY; PACIFIC AND GENERAL; SOUTHERN AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY; SOVEREIGN MARINE & GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED; SOVEREIGN MARINE & GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMTIED "C" A/C; SOVEREIGN MARINE & GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED NO. 12 A/C; STOREBRAND INSURANCE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED; STRONGHOLD INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED; ST. KATHERINE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED; ST. KATHERINE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED (X A/C); TAISHO MARINE & FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED; TERRA NOVA INSURANCE COMPANY; TERRA NOVA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED; TOKIO MARINE & FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED; TUREGUM INSURANCE COMPANY; WALBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED; WINTERTHUR SWISS INSURANCE COMPANY; AND YASUDA FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED, DEFENDANTS, AND AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY; CANADIAN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY; COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA; ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA; AND WELLINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY; DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.
