South Carolina Federal Judge Realigns Parties In Asbestos Coverage Suit, Denies Remand

(June 17, 2019, 1:46 PM EDT) -- GREENVILLE, S.C. — A South Carolina federal judge on June 14 determined that underlying claimants seeking damages as a result of exposure to asbestos must be realigned as plaintiffs in an  insured’s suit filed against its insurers because the insured and the underlying claimants seek the same relief of coverage under the defendant insurers’ policies (Covil Corp., by its duly appointed receiver, Peter D. Protopapas,  v. Zurich American  Insurance Co. et al., No. 18-3291, D. S.C., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 100023)....

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