BASF AG v. GREAT AMERICAN ASSUR. CO.

Nos. 06-3938, 06-3962, 06-3978, 06-4156, 06-4244 and 06-4257.

522 F.3d 813 (2008)

BASF AG, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE CO., Federal Insurance Co., and Westchester Fire Insurance Co., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 14, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan J. Martin (argued) of Barnes & Thornburg, LLP, Chicago, IL; James C. Schroeder and Stanley C. Nardoni of Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee BASF AG.

Edward M. Kay and Melinda S. Kollross (argued) of Clausen Miller P.C., Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Great American Assurance Co.

Todd S. Schenk (argued), Judith Fournie Helms, D.J. Sartorio, and Erin L. Majka of Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney & Priess LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Federal Ins. Co.

Jonathan D. Hacker (argued), Mark S. Davies, Shannon R. Pazur, and Scott M. Edson of O'Melveny & Meyers LLP, Washington, DC; Martin S. Checov of O'Melveny & Meyers LLP, San Francisco, CA; and Michael S. Knippen, Clay H. Phillips, Lisa J. Smuckler, Krista R. Frick, and Elise N. Victor of Bollinger Ruberry & Garvey, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Westchester Fire Ins. Co.

Before BAUER, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

This insurance-coverage action represents the third case in a series of lawsuits stemming from the marketing of Synthroid, a synthetic thyroid drug. See In re Synthroid Mktg. Litig., 264 F.3d 712 (7th Cir.2001); Knoll Pharm. Co. v. Auto. Ins. Co., 152 F.Supp.2d 1026 (N.D.Ill.2001). The first case—a multi-district litigation— consolidated numerous...

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