American Alliance Insurance Company v. 1212 Restaurant Group, L.L.C.

342 Ill.App.3d 500, 794 N.E.2d 892, 276 Ill. Dec. 642 (1st dist. 5th div. 2003)

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Duty To Defend: Defamation

Trial Judge

Bush

Appellate Judge

Hartigan

Holding

Insurer’s duty to defend triggered where claims by former employee for defamation were unrelated to the employment relationship and performance and, therefore, not within the exclusion of the employer’s commercial general liability policy.

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