Allianz Insurance Company v. Guidant Corporation

              No. 2--07--0814 Filed: 12-29-08
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IN THE
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS
SECOND DISTRICT
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ALLIANZ INSURANCE COMPANY,
ZURICH SPECIALTIES LONDON
LIMITED, GERLING KONZERN
ALLGEMEINE VERSICHERUNGS--AG,
LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL
INSURANCE COMPANY, AMERICAN
INTERNATIONAL LINES INSURANCE
COMPANY, WESTCHESTER FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY, and
LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY
COMPANY,
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
GUIDANT CORPORATION,
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES,
INC., GUIDANT SALES CORPORATION,
ADVANCE CARDIOVASCULAR
SYSTEMS, INC., and ORIGIN
MEDSYSTEMS, INC.,
Defendants-Appellants.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court
of Du Page County.
No. 03--L--1178
Honorable
Bonnie M. Wheaton,
Judge, Presiding.
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JUSTICE GROMETER delivered the opinion of the court:
This appeal involves the scope of insurance coverage for numerous product liability claims
involving an implantable graft used in the repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. The circuit court
of Du Page County granted partial summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs, Allianz Insurance
Company (Allianz) and other insurers. On appeal, defendants, Guidant Corporation (Guidant) and