Legal Opinion
Outboard Marine Corp. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 11, 1991No. 2—90—0349, 2—90—0399 consPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn
Plaintiff, Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC), filed a declaratory-judgment action against several insurance companies which had issued it comprehensive general liability (CGL) policies. OMC alleged that the companies breached their duty to defend it against lawsuits filed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the State of Illinois which asserted that OMC was responsible for high levels of PCB’s in Lake Michigan, one of its tributaries known as the North Ditch, and Waukegan Harbor. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Liberty Mutual) appeals from orders of the circuit…
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- Hazen Paper Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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- Travelers Insurance Companies v. Penda CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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