National Surety Corporation v. Lamorak Insurance Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 17 C 3455 v. ) ) Judge Sara L. Ellis BEDIVERE INSURANCE COMPANY,1 ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff National Surety Corporation (“National”) entered into a pro rata cost-sharing arrangement with Defendant Bedivere Insurance Company (“Bedivere”) to defend and settle asbestos-related claims against their former mutual client Resinoid Engineering Corporation (“Resinoid”). The parties premised the arrangement on Ohio law. National subsequently brought this…