West Bend Mutual Insurance v. Rosemont Exposition Services, Inc.

In 2002 and 2003, defendant, Rosemont Exposition Services, Inc. (RES), maintained liability insurance policies with plaintiff, West Bend Mutual Insurance Company (West Bend). In August of 2003, after two former employees brought suit against RES for defamation and retaliatory discharge, RES tendered a claim for coverage to West Bend pursuant to its policies. West Bend agreed to defend RES under its “Employment Practices Liability Insurance” policy and paid the cost of RES’s defense until the $100,000 limit of that policy was exhausted. West Bend refused to continue to defend RES under its…