CINCINNATI INS. CO. v. AMERICAN HARDWARE MANUFACTURERS ASS'N

Nos. 1-08-0085, 1-08-0995.

898 N.E.2d 216 (2008)

CINCINNATI INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN HARDWARE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, Timothy Farrell, William Farrell, Reed Elsevier, Inc., Freeman Decorating Company, and Freeman Decorating Services, Inc., Defendants (Federal Insurance Company, Defendant-Counterclaimant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

November 12, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Litchfield Cavo, LLP, Chicago, IL (Daniel G. Litchfield, Patrick J. Sullivan, Daniel P. Johnston, of counsel), for Appellant.

Wiley Rein, LLP, Washington, DC (Dale E. Hausman, Gary P. Seligman, of counsel), Meckler Bulger & Tilson, LLP, Chicago, IL (Janet R. Davis, Gary L. Gassman, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice QUINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Cincinnati Insurance Company (Cincinnati), sought an order from the circuit court of Cook County declaring that it was not obligated to defend its insureds, American Hardware Manufacturers Association (AHMA) and its executive officers, Timothy Farrell and William P. Farrell (collectively, the executives), in an underlying litigation involving competing national hardware trade shows (the underlying action...

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