Legal Opinion
Plastics Engineering Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 22, 2008No. 06-4397, 07-1041PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Liberty Mutual”) appeals the first and third holdings of the district court’s final declaratory judgment in a case that determined the defense and indemnity obligations of Liberty Mutual with respect to asbestos lawsuits against Plastics Engineering Company (“Plenco”). Plenco, in turn, appeals the second holding. The three challenged holdings present important questions of Wisconsin law that are presently unresolved by Wisconsin appellate courts and are likely to recur in future lawsuits: (1) what constitutes an “occurrence” in an…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Allstate Insurance Company, as Subrogee of Sam Lakhia v. Menards, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Elliott v. DonahueWisconsin Supreme Court · 1992
- Tahtinen v. MSI InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1985
- Grube v. DaunCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1992
- Allstate Insurance Co. v. BolesIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by16 opinions
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