Insurance – Breach of Duty Claim

By: Derek Hawkins//December 28, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: West Side Salvage, Inc., v. RSUI Indemnity Company

Case No.: 16-3928

Officials: MANION, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Insurance – Breach of Duty Claim

In 2014, we held that West Side Salvage, Inc. was solely liable for the injuries that three workers suffered in a grain bin explosion. We also held that West Side was liable for $3 million in property damage to the bin, which was owned by ConAgra Foods, Inc. West Side had an $11 million excess insurance policy with RSUI Indemnity Company. West Side sued RSUI, alleging that RSUI breached its duty to settle ConAgra’s property damage claim. The district court granted summary judgment to RSUI. West Side appeals. We affirm.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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