Legal Opinion
Automotive Wholesalers v. National Union Fire Insurance
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 26, 1980No. 79 C 0035PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ASPEN, District Judge:
Plaintiff Automotive Wholesalers of Illinois (“AWOI”) filed this diversity action seeking a declaration that a directors and officers liability and corporate reimbursement policy issued to AWOI by defendant National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (“National Union”), is valid and effective according to its terms. AWOI also seeks recovery of its attorneys’ fees on the ground that National Union’s denial of coverage was vexatious and unreasonable within the meaning of section 767 of the Illinois Insurance Code,…
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- Albert CEDILLO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INT'L ASS'N OF BRIDGE & STRUCTURAL IRON WORKERS, LOCAL UNION NO. 1, Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,524 Carl Mintz and Shirley Mintz v. Mathers Fund, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Barry L. Conrad v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. And Air Line Pilots Association, InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
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