Legal Opinion
SOLO CUP COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 16, 1980No. 79-1528PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff Solo Cup Company (Solo) from a judgment in favor of the defendant, Federal Insurance Company (Federal). Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. The district court concluded that the law of Illinois governed substantive questions, and the parties do not challenge this determination on appeal. The principal issue presented for review is whether the lower court erred in holding that there was a lack of coverage under an insurance policy for sums paid in settlement of an employment discrimination action brought pursuant to Title…
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