United States Seventh Circuit
LOCKWOOD INT'L, B.V. v. VOLM BAG CO., INC., 01-1275
Under Wisconsin law, a liability insurer, asked to defend a suit against its insured that contains some covered claims and some uncovered claims, cannot limit its responsibility to defend by paying the plaintiff in the liability suit to replead the covered claims as uncovered claims.
Appellate Information
- Argued 06/05/2001
- Decided 12/06/2001
- Published 12/06/2001
Judges
- POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and MANION, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Robert L. Gegios,Kohner, Mann & Kailas, Milwaukee, WI, David A. Gauntlett (argued), Gauntlett & Associates, Irvine, CA, for Defendant-Appellant., Jeffrey A. Schmeckpeper (argued), Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik, Milwaukee, WI, Susan R. Tyndall, CMT Legal Group, LTD, Waukesha, WI, for Intervenors-Appellees.