Delaware Business Litigation Report

Court Of Chancery May Appoint A Receiver To Collect Insurance

In The Matter of Krafft-Murphy Company Inc., C.A. 6049-VCP (November 9, 2011)

This decision upholds the power of the Court of Chancery to appoint a receiver for a dissolved Delaware corporation to collect on the corporation's insurance polices covering asbestos claims. This may be done even more than 10 years after formal dissolution and provides a way to pursue insurance coverage despite the general law that prohibits direct claims against an insurer.

See also the Supreme Court's reversal of part of the Court's ruling at Anderson v. krafft-Murphy Company, Inc. Del Sup. C.A. 85, 2013 ( November 26, 2013).

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