CERTAIN UNDER. AT LLOYD'S v. ILL. CENT. R.

No. 2-00-1396.

768 N.E.2d 779 (2002)

329 Ill. App.3d 189

263 Ill.Dec. 698

CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S, LONDON; Commercial Union Assurance Company, PLC; and International Insurance Company, Indiv. and as Successor in Interest to International Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, Indiv. and as Successor in Interest to The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company, Defendant-Appellant (Admiral Insurance Company; American Centennial Insurance Company; American Home Assurance Company; American Reinsurance Company; Audubon Indemnity Company; Casualty Insurance Company; Century Indemnity Company, as Successor to both Cigna Specialty Insurance Company, f/k/a California Union Insurance Company, and to CCI Insurance Company, Successor to Insurance Company of North America; Columbia Casualty Company; Continental Casualty Company; Employers Insurance of Wausau; Employers Mutual Casualty Company; Federal Insurance Company; Fireman's Fund Insurance Company; First State Insurance Company; General Reinsurance Corporation; Granite State Insurance Company; Harbor Insurance Company; The Home Insurance Company; Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania; Interstate Reinsurance Corporation, a/k/a Interstate Indemnity Company; Landmark Insurance Company; Lexington Insurance Company; National Surety Corporation; National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company; Northeastern Fire Insurance Company of Pennsylvania; Old Republic Insurance Company; Reliance Fire and Accident Insurance Corporation, Ltd.; Royal Insurance Company; Stonewall Insurance Company; Transportation Mutual Insurance Company; Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, as Successor to Aetna Casualty and Surety Company; Union Atlantique D'Assurances, S.A.; and Yosemite Insurance Company, Defendants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

April 15, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred L. Foreman, Weston W. Marsh, Freeborn & Peters, Chicago, John L. Nickels, Maple Park, for Illinois Central Railroad Co.

David P. Faulkner, Mark A. Deptula, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Rockford, Terry R. Howell, Lynn S. Bickley, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Atlanta, GA, for Certain London Market Insurance Companies, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London.

William F. Cunningham, Robert L. Larsen, Cunningham, Meyer & Vedrine, Wheaton, for Employers Insurance of Wausau, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

Eric C. Young, Dunham, Boman & Leskera, Belleville, for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

Phillip R. King, Meckler, Bulger & Tilson, Chicago, for Old Republic Insurance Co.

James F. Martin, Lizbeth J. Lemke, Cohn & Baughman, Chicago, for Century Indemnity Co.

Dean Economou, Gerald E. Ziebell, Karbal, Cohen, Economou & Dunne, Chicago, Christopher Cardaci, Hogan & Hartson, LLP, Washington, DC, for First State Insurance Co.

Eileen M. Letts, Greene & Letts, Chicago, Samuel J., Arena, Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, Philadelphia, PA, for Travelers Casualty & Surety Co.

Andrew Butz, Gilberg & Kiernan, Washington, DC, Jay V. Krafsur, The Krafsur Law Group LLC, Chicago, for Federal Insurance Co., Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., Interstate Reinsurance Corp., National Surety Corp.

Victor J. Piekarski, Michael Resis, O'Hagan, Smith & Amundsen, LLC, Chicago, for General Reinsurance Corp.

Michael J. Charysh, Bradford A. Burton, Charysh & Schroeder, Ltd., Chicago, for Admiral Insurance Co.

Michael S. Knippen, Mitchell D. Rose, Bollinger, Ruberry & Garvey, Chicago, for Stonewall Insurance Co.


Justice McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Illinois Central Railroad Company (Illinois Central) appeals the trial court's denial of its motion to transfer venue from the circuit court of Lake County to the circuit court of Cook County pursuant to the doctrine of forum non conveniens. We reverse and remand.

The action pending in Lake County involves insurance coverage for environmental contamination in 35 railroad sites owned and operated...

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