SANTA'S BEST CRAFT v. ZURICH AMERICAN INS.

No. 1-09-1634.

941 N.E.2d 291 (2010)

SANTA'S BEST CRAFT, L.L.C., a Delaware Limited Liability Company; Santa's Best, an Illinois General Partnership; and H.S. Craft Manufacturing Company, a Taiwanese Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, a New York Corporation, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee (St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Third-Party Defendant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

December 21, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary I. Blackman , Mitchell Bryan , Levenfeld Pearlstein , Chicago, IL, David A. Gauntlett , James A. Lowe , Gauntlett & Associates, Irvine, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Jeffrey A. Goldwater , Perry M. Shorris , Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.


OPINION

Justice CONNORS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

This case arises out of an insurance coverage dispute. After being sued by a competitor for various forms of intellectual property infringement and deceptive trade practices, plaintiffs, Santa's Best Craft, L.L.C., Santa's Best, and H.S. Craft Manufacturing Company, tendered defense of the lawsuit to defendant Zurich American Insurance Company under two insurance policies issued by...

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