Legal Opinion
Ryerson Inc. v. Federal Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 12, 2012No. 10-3522PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This diversity suit, governed by Illinois law because filed in a district court located in that state and neither party argued choice of law, Santa’s Best Craft, LLC v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 611 F.3d 339, 345 (7th Cir.2010), pits an insured, Ryerson, against its liability insurer, Federal Insurance Company. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the insurance company.
In 1998 Ryerson (actually a predecessor, but we can disregard that detail) sold a group of subsidiaries to EMC Group, Inc. for $29 million. The following year EMC sued Ryerson,…
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