Factory Mutual Insurance Company v. Bobst Group Usa, Inc.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Bobst Group sold a printing press to Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. After one of the press’s components exploded, Factory Mutual indemnified Wrigley and sued Bobst as its subrogee. Bobst not only denied responsibility but also filed a flurry of third-party claims for indemnity, plus a counterclaim against Factory Mutual. According to Bobst, whatever Factory Mutual receives (should it prevail) it must return in whole or in part as contribution. Bobst’s theory is that, by acquiring through its insurance contract a right to inspect Wrigley’s plant in order to reduce safety…