U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida: Asbestos Cases

Our case-law library holds 3 asbestos decisions from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida (1994–1997). Each links to our summary and the full opinion.

• Kind of court: Federal bankruptcy court

Decisions

• Matter of Celotex Corp. (1997). The bankruptcy court granted the excess insurers' Rule 52(c) motions, holding that Celotex and Carey Canada failed to prove timely and reasonable notice of asbestos bodily injury and property damage claims, so the insurers won and the debtors lost on this issue.
• Matter of Celotex Corp. (1996). The bankruptcy court held that Celotex and Carey Canada (the debtor) established physical injury to tangible property in each of eight representative asbestos building cases, that the pollution exclusion, known-loss doctrine and expected-or-intended defenses did not bar coverage, and that the defendant insurers must provide Property Damage coverage as the court defined it.
• Matter of Celotex Corp. (1994). The bankruptcy court granted the debtors Celotex and Carey Canada partial summary judgment, holding the policy term "asbestosis" and the phrase "asbestosis and related diseases arising out of asbestos products" unambiguous, and denied the insurer defendants' cross-motion.