Legal Opinion
Markel American Insurance v. Vantage Yacht Club, LLC
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided January 26, 2016No. 14 C 7360PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Thomas M. Durkin, United States District Judge
Markel American ‘ Insurance Company seeks a. declaratory judgment that it does not have, a duty to defend its insured, Vantage Yacht Club, LLC, in an underlying state court action. Markel has moved for summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. R. 45. For the following reasons, Markel’s motion is granted. •.
Subject Matter Jurisdiction & Governing Law
The Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action under “admiralty or maritime jurisdiction,” 28 U.S.C. § 1333(1), because the claim involves…
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