National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA v. FedEx Corp.

Summary

The Delaware Supreme Court refused an interlocutory appeal from a Superior Court order staying a Delaware insurance-coverage action in deference to a related Pennsylvania action. The Court held that the application did not satisfy the strict standards for certification under Delaware Supreme Court Rule 42 and that interlocutory review would not be warranted.

Holdings

1. Interlocutory review was not warranted because the application did not satisfy the strict standards for certification under Delaware Supreme Court Rule 42(b), and no exceptional circumstances justified review.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Delaware Supreme Court should accept interlocutory review of the Superior Court's order staying the Delaware action.
2. Whether the application satisfied the strict certification standards under Delaware Supreme Court Rule 42(b).

Disposition

other