Legal Opinion
Allianz Insurance Co. v. Guidant Corp.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided April 17, 2008No. 49A05-0704-CV-216PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAKER, Chief Judge.
At the heart of this monstrosity of a litigation that has crossed state lines and caused all parties to behave inexplicably at times, is a fairly straightforward dispute about when and whether an insurer’s duty to defend has been triggered. We confess our frustration that the parties have forced the Indiana courts to take part in a race to the finish with the courts of Illinois.
Appellants-defendants Allianz Insurance Company (Allianz) and others (the Excess Insurers) (collectively, the Insurers) appeal the trial court’s orders (1) granting partial summary judgment in…
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