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SR International Business Insurance Co., Ltd. v. World Trade Center Properties, LLC
Citation:
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The larger issue before the court was whether the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, when 2 planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, constituted one or two “occurrences” under various insurance policies, as that would determine how much money would be paid out. This was complicated because at the time of the attack, the parties were still in negotiations and thus there was not a final contract. Instead, they had a temporary binder, which provided insurance coverage in the interim.
This specific portion of the case focuses on an evidence issue. The district court allowed several witnesses to testify as to which form they thought they had agreed to as a temporary binder during the parties’ negotiations. The Silverstein parties argue that such testimony is impermissible as evidence of subjective intent.
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