In Addison Automatics, Inc. v. Hartford Casualty Insurance Co., No. 13-cv-1922 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 31, 2015) the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted summary judgment in favor of the Hartford Casualty Insurance Co. and Twin City Fire Insurance Co. (collectively “Hartford”) and against Addison Automatics, Inc. (“Addison”). The district court held that Hartford had no duty to defend their insured, Domino Plastics, Inc. (“Domino”), because the Violation of Statutes Exclusions in the policies barred coverage entirely.
The underlying lawsuit …
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