The court found that the insurer continued to be bound by a defense agreement entered with  the insured who merged with another company. Continental Ins. Co. v. Neles-Jamesbury, Inc., 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52521 (D. Mass. March 28, 2023). 

    In 1990, Neles-Jamesbury became the sucessor by merger to the liabilities