Legal Opinion
American Family Mutual Insurance v. American Girl, Inc.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided January 9, 2004No. 01-1871PublishedCited by 323 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDiane S. Sykes, J.
¶ 1. This insurance coverage dispute presents an array of legal issues pertaining to the proper interpretation of coverage and exclusion language in several post-1986 commercial general liability ("CGL") and excess insurance policies.
¶ 2. The dispute initially focuses on the meaning of "property damage" and "occurrence" in the standard CGL insuring agreement's grant of coverage. The parties also dispute the applicability of several exclusions: for "expected or intended" losses; "contractually-assumed liability"; and certain "business risks" (a/k/a "your work" or "your product" exclusions).…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Kremers-Urban Co. v. American Employers Insurance Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
- Daanen & Janssen, Inc. v. Cedarapids, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1998
- Wausau Tile, Inc. v. County Concrete Corp.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1999
- Smith v. Atlantic Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1990
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