Allianz Insurance v. Guidant Corp.

This appeal involves the scope of insurance coverage for numerous product liability claims involving an implantable graft used in the repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. The circuit court of Du Page County granted partial summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs, Allianz Insurance Company (Allianz) and other insurers. On appeal, defendants, Guidant Corporation (Guidant) and several of its affiliates, seek reversal of the trial court’s ruling. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

A. The Ancure Device

The medical instrument at the center of this dispute is the “An-cure Endograft…