Northbrook Property & Casualty Insurance v. Applied Systems, Inc.

In this declaratory judgment action, defendant, Applied Systems, Inc. (Applied), appeals the order of the circuit court entering summary judgment in favor of plaintiff, Northbrook Property & Casualty Insurance Company (Northbrook), on the ground that Northbrook had no duty under either of two commercial liability insurance policies to defend or indemnify Applied in a federal lawsuit filed against it by Harbor Software, Inc. (Harbor). The primary issue before us is whether Applied provided Northbrook with timely notification of the Harbor litigation under the policies as a matter of law. We…