A. KUSH & ASSOCIATES, LTD. v. AMERICAN STATES INS. CO.

Nos. 89-1595, 89-1707.

927 F.2d 929 (1991)

A. KUSH & ASSOCIATES, LIMITED, an Illinois corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE COMPANY, an Indiana corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 25, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott A. Brainerd, and John L. Gubbins, Gubbins & Associates, Andrew Brainerd, Brainerd & Bridges, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

James P. DeNardo, Christine L. Olson, Stephen T. Mikus, Samual A. Purves, John C. Bartler, Mark F. Dewane, McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White & Farrug, Chicago, Ill., John L. Bomster, Adler, Pollock & Sheehan, Providence, R.I., for defendant-appellee.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, WOOD, Jr. and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant A. Kush & Associates ("AKA") brought suit against its insurer, defendant-appellee American States Insurance Company ("American States"), alleging that American States breached its duty to defend and therefore owed AKA for various costs AKA incurred in defense of a copyright suit. AKA also accused American States of violating the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the unreasonable...

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