Pennsylvania Federal Judge: Insured Not Entitled To Judgment On Allocation Issue

( October 8, 2024, 8:43 AM EDT) -- PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania federal judge denied an insured’s motion for summary judgment on counterclaims filed by four excess insurers in an asbestos coverage dispute after determining that the insurers’ counterclaims can proceed because the insured’s motion addresses only the appropriate method of allocation for defense costs even though the counterclaims also address issue of the insurers’ contribution rights from each other....