STILLWATER MINING v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE

No. 24, 2022.

289 A.3d 1274 (2023)

STILLWATER MINING COMPANY, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA, Ace American Insurance Company, and QBE Insurance Corporation, Defendants Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: January 12, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Baldwin, Esquire , Peter C. McGivney, Esquire , BERGER HARRIS LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, Martha Sheehy, Esquire (argued), SHEEY LAW FIRM, Billings, Montana, and Kyle A. Gray, Esquire , HOLLAND & HART LLP, Billings, Montana, for Plaintiff Below, Appellant Stillwater Mining Company.

Kurt M. Heyman, Esquire (argued), Aaron M. Nelson, Esquire , HEYMAN ENERIO GATTUSO & HIRZEL, LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, Scott B. Schreiber, Esquire , William C. Perdue, Esquire , Andrew T. Tutt, Esquire , and Samuel I. Ferenc, Esquire , ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP, Washington, D.C., for Defendant Below, Appellee National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburg, Pa.

John C. Phillips Jr., Esquire , David A. Bilson, Esquire , PHILLIPS, MCLAUGHLIN & HALL, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware, Geoffrey W. Heineman, Esquire , Jung H. Park, Esquire , and John J. Iacobucci Jr., Esquire , ROPERS MAJESKI, PC, New York, New York, for Defendant Below, Appellee QBE Insurance Corporation.

John L. Reed, Esquire (argued), DLA PIPER LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, Gregory F. Fischer, Esquire , COZEN O'CONNOR, Wilmington, Delaware, Angelo G. Savino, Esquire , COZEN O'CONNOR, New York, New York, for Defendant Below, Appellee ACE American Insurance Company.

Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; VAUGHN and TRAYNOR, Justices.


Stillwater Mining Company filed suit against its directors' and officers' liability insurers to recover the expenses it incurred defending a Delaware stockholder appraisal action. The Superior Court granted the insurers' motions to dismiss after it found that Delaware law applied to the dispute and our Court's decision in ...

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