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ALLIANZ INS. CO. v. GUIDANT CORP.

No. 2-07-0814.

900 N.E.2d 1218 (2008)

ALLIANZ INSURANCE COMPANY, Zurich Specialties London Limited, Gerling Konzern Allgemeine Versicherungs — AG, Liberty International Insurance Company, American International Lines Insurance Company, Westchester Fire Insurance Company, and Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GUIDANT CORPORATION, Endovascular Technologies, Inc., Guidant Sales Corporation, Advance Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., and Origin Medsystems, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

December 29, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Andrew Lundberg, Mary Rose Alexander, Latham & Watkins LLP, Attorneys At Law, Chicago, Terry A. Ekl, Vincent C. Mancini, Ekl Williams PLLC, Lisle, IL, for Appellant.

Lazar P. Raynal, Geoffrey A. Vance, McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, IL, for Appellee Allianz Insurance Company.

Michael W. Morrison, Heather C. Sullivan, Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney & Priess, LLP, Attorneys At Law, Chicago, IL, for Appellee Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company.

Ryan Holz, Locke, Lord, Bissell & Liddell LLP, Attorneys At Law, Joseph A. Hinkhouse, Richard McDermott, Sarah H. Dearing, Hinkhouse Williams Walsh LLP, Chicago, IL, for Appellee American International Speciality Lines Ins. Co.

J.C. Ditzler, Cozen O'Connor, Seattle, WA, for Appellee Gerling Konzern Allgemeine Versicherungs-AG, Liberty International Insurance Company and Zurich Specialties London Limited.

James K. Horstman, Mark A. Hooper, Cray, Huber, Horstman, Heil & Vanausdal LLC, Chicago, IL, for Westchester Fire Insurance Company.

Justice GROMETER delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal involves the scope of insurance coverage for numerous product liability claims involving an implantable graft used in the repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. The circuit court of Du Page County granted partial summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs, Allianz Insurance Company (Allianz) and other insurers. On appeal, defendants, Guidant Corporation (Guidant) and several of its affiliates, seek reversal...

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