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· 5/30/2008

American Economy Insurance v. DePaul University

Citations

  • 890 N.E.2d 582
  • 383 Ill. App. 3d 172

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • refusing to consider third-party complaint where “DePaul was the party that prepared and filed the third-party complaint and used its complaint to seek coverage from American Economy as an additional insured”
  • “[W]here an ambiguity exists in the insurance contract, it will be resolved in favor of the insured and against the insurer.” (quotation omitted)
  • the court refused to allow a putative additional insured to bolster its claim of coverage by referencing its own third-party complaint
  • defining “arising out of” as including “but for” causation
  • defining “arising out of’ as including “but for” causation

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Judges: McBRIDE

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