ELCO Insurance Company Ltd. v. Spirit Trucking Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ELCO INSURANCE COMPANY ) LIMITED, a subrogee of ELI ) LILLY AND COMPANY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 18 C 6800 v. ) ) Judge John Z. Lee SPIRIT TRUCKING COMPANY, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In 2014, Eli Lilly and Co. (“Eli Lilly”) enlisted DHL Global Forwarding to move six tons of Pulmotil, a treatment for bovine respiratory disease, from England to Nebraska. In turn, DHL hired the German shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd, who then engaged several subcontractors to move the Pulmotil. A mechanic…