Legal Opinion
Playboy Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, a Minnesota Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 30, 1985No. 84-1762PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
This diversity case presents the issues of (1) whether the district court properly concluded that the general liability insurance policy issued by the defendant insurance company to the plaintiff insured provided coverage for a libel claim brought against the insured, and (2) whether the district court properly awarded the insured $287,-385.23 in attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in defending against the libel action. For the reasons stated below, we affirm on the first issue and remand on the second.
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In 1973, the plaintiff Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (“Playboy”) purchased…
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