Legal Opinion
Defender Security Company v. First Mercury Insurance Compan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 29, 2015No. 14-1805PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Defender Security Company (“Defender”) purchased a commercial general liability insurance policy from First Mercury Insurance Company (“First Mercury”). Defender timely tendered a claim to First Mercury, based on a lawsuit filed against Defender in California state court. First Mercury denied coverage and refused to defend Defender in that lawsuit. Defender filed the instant suit in the Southern District of Indiana, alleging breach of contract and bad faith, and seeking a declaratory judgment that First Mercury owed it a duty to defend. First Mercury filed a motion to…
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