Legal Opinion
Platinum Technology, Inc. v. Federal Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 17, 2002No. 01-2503PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Federal Insurance Company appeals from a judgment in favor of Platinum Technology Incorporated on an Illinois law claim for breach of an insurer’s duty to defend. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment and remand the matter to the district court for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.
BACKGROUND
Platinum Technology Incorporated (PTI) sued Federal Insurance Company for failure to defend PTI in a trademarking infringement suit against Platinum Software Corporation (PSC). PTI settled with PSC and then sought to recover the settlement amount…
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