NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS CO. v. HOME INS. CO.

No. 1-00-0832.

777 N.E.2d 417 (2002)

334 Ill. App.3d 38

267 Ill.Dec. 614

NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's and Certain London Market Insurance Companies, Lexington Insurance Company, Century Indemnity Company, Northwestern National Insurance Company, Stonewall Insurance Company, and Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Company of Europe Limited, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

September 3, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Shugrue and Daniel J. Struck, both of Zevnik Horton, Kevin M. Forde and Mary Anne Mason, both of Kevin M. Forde, Ltd., and James A. White, of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, all of Chicago, Stephen J. Goodman, of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, of Washington, D.C., and Lester O. Brown, of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, of Los Angeles, California, for appellant.

Theodore J. May, Michael Warnick, and Scott M. Salerno, all of Fedota, Childers & Rocca, P.C., of Chicago, for appellee Home Insurance Company.

Clausen Miller P.C., of Chicago (Susan Condon, James T. Ferrini, Margaret J. Orbon, and Gordon K. Walton, of counsel), for appellee Lexington Insurance Company.

William M. Cohn and Brian E. Mahoney, both of Cohn & Baughman, of Chicago, for appellee Century Indemnity Company.

Daniel E. Troy, John C. Yang, and John P. Malloy, all of Wiley, Rein & Felding, of Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae Insurance Environmental Litigation Association.


Justice MCBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

This dispute arises out of a declaratory judgment action filed by plaintiff-appellant, Northern Illinois Gas Company, now known as Nicor Gas (Nicor), against defendant-appellees: The Home Insurance Company (Home); Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's and Certain London Market Insurance Companies (London); Lexington Insurance Company (Lexington); Century Indemnity Company (Century); Northwestern National Insurance Company...

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