6th Circuit rejects arguments company was not a named insured for asbestos claims

JESSICA SHAMBAUGH | Daily Reporter
Published: 02/01/2012

A panel of appellate judges recently affirmed a district court’s ruling to deny further insurance coverage in suits filed against a company for its production of paint and drywall containing asbestos.

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to extend products hazard insurance policy caps to RPM Inc.’s absorbed predecessor Old Reardon despite the company’s arguments that the caps do not apply to Old Reardon because it is not named as the insured party in the policy.

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