Legal Opinion
Phila. Indem. Ins. Co. v. Chi. Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 19, 2019No. Nos. 18-3181 & 18-3241PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Easterbrook, Circuit Judge.
The Baby Fold is a nonprofit corporation that provides foster-care services in Illinois. In 2010 Baby Fold placed three-year-old Kianna Rudesill in the care of Joshua and Heather Lamie. Heather killed Kianna in May 2011 and has been convicted of murder. The Chicago Trust Company, as administrator of Kianna's estate, maintained a wrongful death action in Illinois state court against Baby Fold for its failure to supervise and protect Kianna. In February 2019 Chicago Trust and Baby Fold settled their dispute for $4 million.
The question in this case is what portion of…
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