Legal Opinion
Connecticut Indemnity Company v. Der Travel Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 3, 2003No. 02-3302PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
A consumer fraud lawsuit alleged DER Travel Service, Inc. (“DER”) engaged in a scheme to intentionally defraud its customers. DER’s insurance company, Connecticut Indemnity Company (“Connecticut”), brought this diversity action seeking a declaratory judgment that it had no obligation to defend DER in the lawsuit. The district court determined that Connecticut had a duty to defend the suit. Because the district court viewed the underlying complaint in contravention of Illinois law, we reverse.
BACKGROUND
DER was sued in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, captioned…
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