BROWN & LACOUNTE, L.L.P. v. WESTPORT INS. CORP.

No. 02-1425.

307 F.3d 660 (2002)

BROWN & LACOUNTE, L.L.P., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

DECIDED October 10, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven P. Zabel (argued), Leonard, Street & Deinard, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

George J. Manos, Vincent P. Tomkiewicz and R.J. Smyk (argued), Bollinger, Ruberry & Garvey, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and MANION, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Chief Judge.

The law firm of Brown & LaCounte, L.L.P. sought a declaration of coverage under its professional liability insurance policy with Westport Insurance Corporation for a claim arising out of a lawsuit filed by the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan. The district court held that because the insurance policy's "personal profit" exclusion barred Brown & LaCounte's claim for coverage, Westport Insurance Corp. had no duty to defend. For the...

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