Legal Opinion
Westfield Insurance v. National Decorating Service, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 25, 2015No. Case No. 14 C 1572PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
John Robert Blakey, United States District .Judge
This case presents a straightforward, but unsettled, question of Illinois law: Is there an “occurrence” under standard-form comprehensive general liability (“CGL”) policies when the named insured contractor’s faulty workmanship causes damage to a building that is beyond the scope of its own work there? The answer to that question determines whether Plaintiff Westfield Insurance owes a duty to *710defend Defendants — its Named Insured (National Decorating) and Additional Insureds (200 North Jefferson, McHugh Construction…
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