Lloyd E. Mitchell, Inc. v. Maryland Casualty Co.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that allegation involving cellular-level bodily changes occurring after asbestos exposure constitutes “bodily injury”
• stating that in a declaratory judgment action brought to determine coverage under an insurance policy, “ ‘it is the function of the court to interpret the policy and decide whether or not there is coverage’ ”
• neither mere exposure to asbestos nor manifestation of bodily injury were correct as the sole trigger of coverage
• “The comprehensive general liability policy is a policy standardized by the insurance industry.” (citing 2 R. Long, The Law of Liability Insurance, § 11.01 (1979); Comment, Insurance Coverage of Asbestosis Claims—Running for Cover or Coverage, 32 Emory L.J. 901, 904 (1983

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).