Country Mutual Insurance v. Sunbeam Products, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KENDALL, District Judge.

Plaintiff Country Mutual Insurance Company (“Country Mutual,” or “Plaintiff’), as subrogee of Kevin and Maureen O’Carroll (the “O’Carrolls”), brought this action under Illinois law, seeking reimbursement of funds paid to the O’Carrolls under an insurance policy after an allegedly defective toaster manufactured by Defendant Sunbeam Products, Inc. (“Sunbeam,” or “Defendant”) caught fire and damaged the O’Carrolls’ residence. Sunbeam has moved for summary judgment pursuant to Fed R. Civ. P. 56, arguing that the affirmative defense of…