Legal Opinion
Altom Transport, Inc. v. Westchester Fire Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 20, 2016No. Nos. 15-2279, 15-2363PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Chief Judge.
This is an insurance coverage dispute. Michael Stampley, a truck driver, sued Altom Transport, Inc., alleging that Altom had failed to pay him enough for driving his truck for it. Altom turned to its insurer, Westchester Fire Insurance Co., for coverage in the suit. Westchester denied coverage; Altom handled its own defense; and the parties tried to settle the case. At that point, counsel for both Stampley and Altom tried to pull Westchester back into the case, by making settlement offers within the limits of the Westchester policy and seeking Westchester’s approval.…
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