| Docket # | SJC-10246 |
| Date | January 8, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, JJ.
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| Summary | Insurance, Comprehensive liability insurance, Coverage, Construction of policy. Contract, Insurance, Indemnity, Construction of contract. Environment, Environmental cleanup costs. Words, "joint and several", "ultimate net loss", "occurrence", "pro rata allocation". |
| Appealed From | Federal Court |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Century Indemnity Company: Guy A. Cellucci, Shane R. Heskin |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Boston Gas Company: David L. Elkind, Ronald Macklin |
Counsel for Third-Party Defendants
(Appearing) | Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London: Jo-Ann Horn Maynard |
| Amici Curiae | Invensys Systems, Inc.; United Policyholders; Continental Casualty Company; American Insurance Association; Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association; National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies; Property Casualty Insurers Association of America; Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's (Amicus); Certain London Market Insurance Companies (Amicus); A.W. Chesterton Company; The Gillette Company; OneBeacon America Insurance Company |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
