Discovery Deadlines Amended in Mich. Federal Reinsurance Action

DETROIT — A Michigan federal judge has amended discovery deadlines in an action filed by Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co. against Swiss Reinsurance Corp. in an effort to recoup sums Amerisure spent to defend asbestos claims filed against its insured, Armstrong Industries.

On March 6, Judge Mark Goldsmith of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan set May 25 as the deadlines for fact and expert discovery, and June 8 for dispositive motions and motions to limit/exclude expert testimony.

Amerisure issued Armstrong two consecutive one-year umbrella policies from Jan. 1, 1979, to Jan. 1, 1981. Amerisure alleges Swiss …