SANTA'S BEST CRAFT v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE

Nos. 08-3572, 08-3773.

611 F.3d 339 (2010)

SANTA'S BEST CRAFT, LLC; Santa's Best; and H.S. Craft Manufacturing Co., Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 1, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Gauntlett, James A. Lowe (argued), Gauntlett & Associates, Irvine, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

Shaun M. Baldwin (argued), Tressler LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Before CUDAHY, FLAUM, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

This is an insurance case about twinkling Christmas lights. JLJ, Inc. and its licensee Inliten, LLC (collectively JLJ) sued Santa's Best Craft, LLC (SBC) over its marketing of "Stay-On" lights. The present case is about an insurer's duties to SBC and others in that underlying action.

JLJ alleged that SBC copied JLJ's "Stay Lit" lights packaging design and that SBC sold Stay-On lights using false and deceptive language. SBC asked its...

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