Legal Opinion
Emerson Electric Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 16, 2001No. 1 — 98—4762, 1 — 98—4780, 1 — 99—0244 consPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gordon
These three consolidated appeals arise from a declaratory judgment action initially filed by plaintiff Emerson Electric Co. (Emerson) and 15 of its subsidiaries against 57 insurers. In their suit, plaintiffs sought a determination that the insurers owed coverage for liabilities resulting from environmental contamination at 60-some sites throughout the United States. In September 1997, six months after filing their second amended complaint, plaintiffs moved for summary-judgment against one of the defendants, Republic Insurance Company (Republic), as to one of the contamination sites, in…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Morton International, Inc. v. General Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp. v. Protection Mutual InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
- Employers Insurance of Wausau, Counterclaim v. Petroleum Specialties, Inc., Counterclaim Third Party Zurich Insurance Company, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- United States Gypsum Co. v. Admiral InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Carol Pastor, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
- Emerson Electric Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2004
- Household International, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
- Ace Rent-A-Car, Inc. v. Empire Fire & Marine InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2008
- Amex Assurance Co. v. GiordanoDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2013
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