ALLSTATE INS. CO. v. MENARDS, INC.

No. 01-2139.

285 F.3d 630 (2002)

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, as subrogee of Sam Lakhia, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MENARDS, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 5, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Grotefeld (argued), Grotefeld, Johnson, Pekala & Durkin, Chicago, IL, Brad M. Gordon, Grotefeld & Denenberg, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kurt E. Olsen (argued), Aronson & Cross, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: BAUER, RIPPLE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity case, the Allstate Insurance Company ("Allstate"), as subrogee of Sam Lakhia, appeals from the district court's dismissal of its claim for property damage founded on the doctrine of strict liability for a defective product. There is a disagreement among the intermediate courts of appeals in Illinois with respect to the applicable statute of limitations. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois...

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