Legal Opinion
Spiegel v. Zurich Insurance
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 7, 1997No. 1-97-0842PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE GREIMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff Marshall C. Spiegel appeals the trial court’s entry of summary judgment against him, finding that coverage in insurance poEcies for maEcious prosecution claims does not include coverage for sanctions imposed by a court. We affirm.
In an unrelated federal case, the seventh circuit imposed $34,000 in sanctions against plaintiff pursuant to Rule 38 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (Fed. R. App. P. 38) for filing a frivolous appeal. Spiegel v. Continental Illinois National Bank, 790 F.2d 638 (7th Cir. 1986).…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Outboard Marine Corp. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
- Cult Awareness Network v. Church of Scientology InternationalIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
- Reid v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Winston I. Smart v. Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- McNamee v. StateIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Pennsylvania Pulp & Paper Co. v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
- Podolsky v. Alma Energy Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Abrams v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1999
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