State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company v. Lot'sa Liquors, Ltd.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL ) INSURANCE COMPANY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 21 C 2831 v. ) ) Judge Sara L. Ellis LOT’SA LIQUORS, LTD., an Illinois ) corporation, ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER On March 31, 2019, a shooting occurred in the parking lot of a gas station owned and operated by Defendant Lot’sa Liquors, Ltd. (“Lotsa”). Approximately two years later, the victim filed suit against Lotsa, and Lotsa tendered the claim to its insurer, Plaintiff State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company (“State Auto”). State Auto…