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· 11/4/1994

United States Gypsum Co. v. Admiral Insurance

Citations

  • 643 N.E.2d 1226
  • 268 Ill. App. 3d 598
  • 205 Ill. Dec. 619

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that plaintiff must exhaust all available primary coverage before proceeding against excess carrier when that carrier’s policy contains an other insurance clause
  • holding that plaintiff must exhaust all available primary coverage before proceeding against excess carrier when that carrier's policy contains an other insurance clause
  • rejecting argument that individual releases must be pinpointed; noting difficulty of finding historical evidence of releases
  • rejecting argument that individual releases must be pinpointed; noting difficulty of finding historical evidence of releases
  • applying “continuous trigger” approach under which every policy in place during ongoing destructive process (beginning, in the case of asbestos, with exposure to or installation of asbestos) is triggered
  • applying \continuous trigger\ approach under which every policy in place during ongoing destructive process (beginning, in the case of asbestos, with exposure to or installation of asbestos) is triggered

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Judges: Gordon

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