WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
CENTURY INDEMNITY COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued September 5, 1997.
Decided November 25, 1997.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Edward P. Henneberry (argued), Howrey & Simon, Washington, DC, Barbara J. Swan, Wisconsin Power & Light Company, Eugene O. Gehl, Coyne, Niess, Schultz, Becker & Bauer, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
John M. Moore, Bell, Metzner, Gierhart & Moore, William M. Cohn, Cohn & Russell, Chicago, IL, for Century Indemnity Company.
James Martin, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Illinois), Lawrence I. Hanson, Jenswold, Studt, Hanson, Clark & Kaufmann, Madison, WI, Timothy Reynolds, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, new York City, for General Reinsurance Corp.
Anthony P. Katauskas, James K. Horstman, Daniel Joseph Neppl, Williams & Montgomery, Chicago, IL, Ronald L. Piette (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for Home Insurance Company.
Michael Fitzpatrick, Brennan, Steihl, Basting & MacDougall, Robert S. Soderstrom, Tressler, Socerstrom, Maloney & Priess, Chicago, IL, for Allstate Insurance Company.
Craig W. Nelson, Nelson, Dries & Zimmerman, Brookfield, WI, John L. Riedl, Nancy Beattie, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, San Diego, for Westport Insurance Corp. and St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company.
Michael J. Cohen (argued), Meissner, Tierney, Fisher & Nichols, Milwaukee, WI, for Ranger Insurance Company.
Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and BAUER and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
POSNER, Chief Judge.
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