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ASTENJOHNSON v. COLUMBIA CAS. CO.

Civil Action No. 03-1552.

483 F.Supp.2d 425 (2007)

ASTENJOHNSON, Plaintiff v. COLUMBIA CASUALTY CO., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

March 30, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John N. Ellison, Michael Conley, Anderson Kill & Olick PC, Philadelphia, PA, for Plaintiff.

Jay I. Morstein, Piper & Marbury, LLP, Baltimore, MD, Nicole Rosenblum, Ronald P. Schiller, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Jeffrey Kaufman, Lisa G. Rowe, Paul A. Peters, Kaufman & Logan LLP, San Francisco, CA, Susan Simpson Brown, Nelson Levine de Luca & Horst LLC, Blue Bell, PA, for Defendants.

OPINION

STENGEL, District Judge.

AstenJohnson, Inc. made a product which contained asbestos fibers and which was used in paper manufacturing. Since the late 1970s Asten has been named as a defendant in lawsuits brought by plaintiffs who allege injuries from exposure to asbestos products. In the early 1990s these claims increased dramatically. To defend these cases and, where appropriate, to pay the plaintiffs, Asten tendered the cases to its insurance...

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