NAT'L AM. INS. CO. v. ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CAS. CO.

No. 14-2694.

796 F.3d 717 (2015)

NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARTISAN AND TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 6, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cristine Verzani Anto , Michael L. Resis , Attorney, Smithamundsen, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jason Orleans , Attorney, Chilton, Yambert & Porter LLP, Waukegan, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


This case provides a warning for insurance companies who refuse to defend their insureds. On August 23, 2010, Viktor Barengolts was driving a tractor-trailer on Route 30 in Wheatland Township, Illinois. That same day, on that same road, Gustavo and Maria Bernal were driving in their pickup truck. Their fates joined when Barengolts...

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