Legal Opinion
Whirlpool Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 13, 1996No. 1 — 94 — 0775PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolfson
Both sides in this lawsuit are shopping for a friendly forum.
Whirlpool, a Michigan corporation, wants to try its insurance indemnity claim against Lloyd’s, a group of English insurance underwriters, in Illinois. Lloyd’s wants to try the case in Michigan. The environmental spill that created this insurance coverage controversy took place in Arkansas.
The threshold issue is whether the "service-of-suit” clause in the parties’ insurance contract requires that the case be tried in Illinois. The trial judge said it did not. He then granted Lloyd’s motion to dismiss on forum non conveniens grounds.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
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- W.R. Grace & Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- McClain v. Illinois Central Gulf RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Transit Casualty Co. in Receivership v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of LondonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998
- Whirlpool Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's LondonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
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