Westfield Insurance Company v. Scot Vandenberg

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Scot Vandenberg was injured when he fell from the upper deck of a yacht anchored in Lake Michigan. He filed suit in Illinois state court, alleging that the owners and operators of - the yacht were negligent. He eventually settled with the defendants. Under the settlement agreement, the defendants agreed to pay Mr. Vandenberg $25 million through the assignment of their claims against their insurers. Westfield Insurance Company (“Westfield”) was the insurance provider for Rose Paving Company (“Rose Paving”), one of the defendants. Westfield disputed that its insurance…