Legal Opinion
American Mutual Liability Insurance v. Beatrice Companies, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 25, 1996No. 86 C 1874PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ANN CLAIRE WILLIAMS, District Judge.
In this ease, Beatrice Co., Inc. (“Beatrice”) seeks to recover nearly seven million dollars in defense costs from various insurance companies. The defense costs were incurred in a federal action brought by citizens of the city of Woburn, Massachusetts (“Anderson action”). 1 Before the court are numerous motions for summary judgment with approximately 3000 pages of supporting documentation. For the reasons that follow, the court denies Beatrice’s motions for summary judgment and grants the motions of all the insurers.
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2Cases cited70 opinions
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