Insurers Must Defend Illinois Tool In Slew Of Toxic Tort Suits

By Bibeka Shrestha (April 16, 2013, 4:55 PM EDT) -- An Illinois judge on Friday ordered three insurers to defend Illinois Tool Works Inc. against some of the thousands of lawsuits claiming injuries from welding products that contained asbestos and other harmful chemicals, also holding that the carriers could not allocate defense costs using a pro rata approach....

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