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PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INS. CO.

No. 84-1762.

769 F.2d 425 (1985)

PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES, INC., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Minnesota corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 30, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur W. Friedman, Miller, Shakman, Nathan & Hamilton, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Robert Marc Chemers, Pretzel & Stouffer, Chtd., Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, FLAUM, Circuit Judge, and TIMBERS, Senior Circuit Judge.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

This diversity case presents the issues of (1) whether the district court properly concluded that the general liability insurance policy issued by the defendant insurance company to the plaintiff insured provided coverage for a libel claim brought against the insured, and (2) whether the district court properly awarded the insured $287,385.23 in attorneys' fees and costs incurred in defending against the libel action. For the reasons stated below...

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