Publication Date: 2021-11-02
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Insurance | Manufacturing
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Noreika
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert J. Katzenstein, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; John E. Howell, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC; Ronald P. Schiller, Bonnie M. Hoffman, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Adam V. Orlacchio, Brandon W. McCune, Blank Rome LLP, Wilmington, DE; James R. Murray, Kyle P. Brinkman, Blank Rome LLP, Washington, DC; Jared Zola, Blank Rome LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
Case Number: D69595
The court held that the most recent contract between the excess insurers and policyholder superseded the excess insurance policy such that the waiting period in the most recent agreement would control when a party could file post-mediation declara-tory judgment action.