In a precedent-setting case that could have wide-ranging impact, the Wisconsin Supreme Court today issued a decision expanding the liability of insurer Liberty Mutual in an asbestos injury case involving a plastic plant.
The ruling came in a dispute between Boston-based Liberty and its insured, the Plastics Engineering Co. of Sheboygan Wisc., over the amount of coverage the carrier was responsible for.
Jeffrey O. Davis, one of the attorney's representing Plastics Engineering, said the case represented a significant decision for insureds because the coverage disputes that were decided involved "issues that come up quite a bit in asbestos cases."
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