CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHT CO. v. HOME INS. CO.

No. 96978.

821 N.E.2d 206 (2004)

213 Ill.2d 141

290 Ill.Dec. 155

CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY, Appellee, v. The HOME INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

December 2, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Michael Henderson, David B. Collins, of Quinn, Johnston, Henderson & Pretorius, Peoria, Hugh C. Griffin, John B. Haarlow, Dale T. Miller, of Lord, Bissell & Brook, L.L.P., Chicago, Neal M. Glazer, Jan H. Duffalo, of D'Amato & Lynch, New York, New York, for appellants Certain London Market Insurers.

James S. Stickles, Jr., Laura J. McGrath, of Kaplan & VonOhlen, Chicago, for appellant Home Insurance Company.

Thomas H. Wilson, James G. Fahey, Sorling, Northrup, Hanna, Cullen & Cochran, Ltd., Springfield, Karen K. Poulos, Chicago, Lester O. Brown, Thomas M. McMahon, Los Angeles, California, all of Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White, L.L.P., for appellee Central Illinois Light Company.

Laura A. Foggan, John C. Yang, of Wiley, Rein & Fielding, L.L.P., Washington D.C., for amicus curiae Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association.

Jeffrey R. Diver, Wheaton, for amici curiae Illinois State Fabricare Association et al.

John S. Visheski III, Stanley C. Nardoni, of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, L.L.P., Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

Raymond A. Fylstra, John C. Anderson, of Kubasiak, Fylstra, Reizen & Rotunno, P.C., Chicago, for amici curiae Builders Association of Greater Chicago and Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association.

Edward W. Dwyer, of Hodge, Dwyer & Zeman, James R. Monk, Robert A. Messina, Springfield, Michael J. Lynch, Paul E. Del Vecchio, Sabrina J. Hudson, of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, L.L.P., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for amici curiae Illinois Energy Association and Illinois Environmental Regulatory Group.

John D. Shugrue, Daniel J. Struck, of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, L.L.P., Chicago, for amici curiae Northern Illinois Gas Company and Kraft Foods North America, Inc.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, Nadine J. Wichern, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, of counsel), for amicus curiae People of the State of Illinois.


Justice GARMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Central Illinois Light Company (CILCO) filed suit against its excess liability insurers for indemnification of funds expended to investigate and remediate environmental contamination at several sites that formerly housed manufactured gas plants (MGPs). Defendant insurers filed nine motions seeking summary judgment or partial summary judgment. The circuit court...

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