Legal Opinion
Wausau Underwriters Insurance v. United Plastics Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 15, 2008No. 06-3790, 06-4006PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This diversity suit over insurance coverage arises out of a suit filed in a Texas state court by Microtherm, a manufacturer of water heaters, against United Plastics Group (UPG). The Texas suit complained about a component that UPG had sold Microtherm. Microtherm won that case, obtaining a judgment for $26.5 million. The Wausau insurance company, UPG’s primary liability insurer, brought the present suit in the federal district court in Chicago against UPG for a declaration that its policy doesn’t cover the judgment. Wausau settled with UPG, but meanwhile Ohio Casualty,…
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