ROCKWELL AUTO. v. NAT. UNION FIRE INS., PITTS., PA

No. 07-2848.

544 F.3d 752 (2008)

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC., Plaintiff, v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA, Defendant, Cross Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Travelers Indemnity Company, as successor in interest to Gulf Insurance Company, and Federal Insurance Company, Defendants, Cross Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 12, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey O. Davis, Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff.

Matthew J. Fink (argued), Bates & Carey, Chicago, IL, for Defendant, Cross Plaintiff-Appellant.

Thomas A. Gilligan, Jr. (argued), Murnane Brandt, St. Paul, MN, Todd S. Schenk (argued), Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney & Priess, Chicago, IL, for Defendants, Cross Defendants-Appellees.

Before MANION, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Following a state court trial in Missouri, a jury found Rockwell Automation, Inc. ("Rockwell") liable for damages exceeding $97 million. The court also awarded post-judgment interest which eventually accrued to over $18 million. Rockwell's excess insurers, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh ("National Union"), Federal Insurance Company ("Federal"), and Gulf Insurance Company ("Gulf") refused to pay the post-judgment interest...

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