Legal Opinion
Greenwich Insurance v. RPS Products, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 4, 2008No. 1-07-0760PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE ROBERT E. GORDON
delivered the opinion of the court:
The issue presented in this case is whether plaintiff Greenwich Insurance Company (Greenwich) had a duty to defend its insured, defendant RPS Products, Inc. (RPS), in an underlying suit filed by The Holmes Group, Inc. (Holmes), alleging, among other things, patent infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition. On August 4, 2004, RPS tendered its defense of the Holmes suit to Greenwich, which refused the tender of the defense and denied coverage on August 17, 2004. On June 2, 2005, Greenwich filed a complaint for…
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