Legal Opinion
Telamon Corporation v. Charter Oak Fire Insurance Co
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 9, 2017No. 16-1205, 16-1815PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Chief Judge.
Underlying this insurance dispute is a regrettably common tale of greed and dishonesty. Telamon, an Indiana telecommunications firm, engaged Juanita Berry to work for it from 2005 to 2011 as its Vice President of Major Accounts. Berry used that position to steal over $5 million from the firm. Upon discovering this loss, Tela-mon then turned to two insurance policies in an effort to recover its money: a crime insurance policy with Travelers Casualty <& Surety (Travelers), and a commercial property policy with Charter Oak Fire Insurance (Charter Oak). At that point, Tela-mon…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Beam v. Wausau Insurance Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 2002
- Scottsdale Insurance v. TorresCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
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