Global Reinsurance denied reinsurance claims for asbestos claims, in part on the basis that it was notified late of the claims, and then refused to provide discovery that might have revealed that it had been advised of the claims by a third party or that it had sufficient knowledge of the claims to advise its own reinsurers of the claims. The court granted a motion to compel, rejecting the arguments in the opposition to the motion, denying discovery only as to issues that were withdrawn or previously determined, and hence moot in terms of discovery. Pacific Employers Insurance Company v. Global Reinsurance Corp. of America, Case No. 09-6055 (USDC E.D. Pa. Nov. 12, 2010).
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