DEFENDER SEC. CO. v. FIRST MERCURY INS. CO.

No. 14-1805.

803 F.3d 327 (2015)

DEFENDER SECURITY COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIRST MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 29, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kara Cleary , James John Leonard, II , Attorney, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Atlanta, GA, Mark J. Crandley , Attorney, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Indianapolis, IN, L. Rachel Lerman , Attorney, Barnes & Thornburg, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael R. Gregg , Rachel H. Krayer , Attorney, Merlo Kanofsky Gregg & Machalinski Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before KANNE, WILLIAMS, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


Defender Security Company ("Defender") purchased a commercial general liability insurance policy from First Mercury Insurance Company ("First Mercury"). Defender timely tendered a claim to First Mercury, based on a lawsuit filed against Defender in California state court. First Mercury denied coverage and refused to defend...

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