Employers Insurance v. Ehlco Liquidating Trust

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that an insurer can normally dispute coverage even after a court determines there is a duty to defend
• concluding that the insured breached its duty to defend by failing to either provide a defense or \reimburs[e] [the insured] for costs as they were incurred\
• holding that insurer must defend even groundless claims unless the allegations \fail to state facts” bringing the case \potentially within[] the policy’s coverage,” construing the policy (if in doubt) in the insured’s favor
• finding that an insurer did not provide a defense by merely offering to pay 9% of the defense costs incurred
• explaining that de novo review applies to grant of section 155 sanctions in motion for judgment on the pleadings because Illinois courts review judgments on the pleadings de novo
• explaining that de novo review applies to grant of section 155 sanctions in motion for judgment on the pleadings because Illinois courts review judgments on the pleadings de novo

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).