March 15, 2023
The Second Circuit dashed a shipping company's last hope of securing coverage from a CNA unit for its nearly $4.6 million settlement of 47 asbestos injury lawsuits from various seamen, rejecting the shipping company's bid for a rehearing before a three-judge panel or all the circuit's judges.
January 30, 2023
The Second Circuit on Monday upheld a CNA unit's win, agreeing with a New York federal judge that a shipping company failed to establish the terms of a lost policy that would cover the $4.6 million settlement of claims by 47 seamen who said they suffered asbestos-related injuries.
January 11, 2023
A shipping company's argument that its "mosaic" of evidence proved the terms of a lost insurance policy that would cover a $4.6 million asbestos injury settlement seemed unpersuasive to a Second Circuit panel, with judges appearing skeptical that the evidence painted a clear picture of the insuring agreement's terms.
January 10, 2023
The Second Circuit on Wednesday will tackle whether a charter shipping company that entered into a $4.6 million settlement to resolve asbestos injury claims produced enough evidence to sufficiently show that terms of a lost policy entitle it to coverage from a CNA unit. Here, Law360 breaks down the case in advance of the hearing.
May 13, 2022
A CNA insurer told the Second Circuit on Friday that a lower court correctly dismissed a shipping company's bid for coverage of asbestos exposure claims brought by seamen involved in post-World War II relief efforts, saying the company was unable to establish the terms of a decades-old policy.
February 16, 2022
A shipping company that settled asbestos claims brought by seamen involved in post-World War II relief efforts urged the Second Circuit to reverse a pair of lower court decisions finding that the company couldn't claim coverage from its insurer and also couldn't bring a professional negligence claim against its broker.