CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. v. H.D. SMITH, L.L.C.

No. 15-2825.

829 F.3d 771 (2016)

CINCINNATI INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. H.D. SMITH, L.L.C., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 19, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Patrick Johnston , Attorney, Brian M. Reid , Attorney, Litchfield Cavo LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Christian P. Jones , Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, L. Rachel Lerman , Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and ADELMAN, District Judge.


According to West Virginia, it faces an "epidemic of prescription drug abuse" that costs it hundreds of millions of dollars every year. Seeking some relief, the state sued pharmaceutical distributors, asserting a variety of legal claims. One of the distributors, H.D. Smith, asked its insurer, Cincinnati Insurance Company...

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