Alabama Court Rules Law of Case No Longer Applicable After Policies Found

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - An Alabama district court judge ruled Jan. 26 that an insurer's refusal to provide further asbestos-related coverage is justified because recently found documents show that the company's name was not listed on the policies. Commercial Union Insurance Company v. Sepco Corporation v. United National Insurance Company, et al. No. 81-G-1215-S (N. D. Ala.)

The law-of-the-case doctrine no longer applied to a pending summary judgment motion, Judge J. Foy Guin Jr. found in ruling for insurers.

The coverage action was brought by Sepco Corp., a company that manufactured and distributed asbestos-containing insulation from 1970 through 1980. Litigation between …