Legal Opinion
Valley Forge Insurance v. Swiderski Electronics, Inc.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided November 30, 2006No. 101261PublishedCited by 258 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Garman
Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, Fitzgerald, Kilbride, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
Ernie Rizzo, doing business as Illinois Special Investigations, filed suit individually and on behalf of a class of those similarly situated against Swiderski Electronics, Inc., based on Swiderski’s alleged sending of unsolicited facsimile advertisements. Swiderski tendered the defense of the suit to Valley Forge Insurance Company and Continental Casualty Corporation pursuant to insurance policies Swiderski had purchased from them. Subsequently, the insurers sought…
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