August 05, 2022
The excess insurer for a chain of Midwest home improvement stores can't avoid coverage for its portion of a $6 million personal injury verdict, the Seventh Circuit ruled, finding that Menards' self-insurance did not constitute another layer of primary insurance.
March 30, 2022
A Seventh Circuit judge said Wednesday during oral arguments that it appeared an excess insurer for home improvement chain Menard Inc. was trying to "piggyback" on a more favorable term in a first layer of insurance in a fight over coverage for a $6 million verdict.
October 25, 2021
An excess insurer urged the Seventh Circuit on Friday to revive its claim it owes no coverage for a $6 million settlement that Menard Inc. agreed to pay in a personal injury lawsuit, saying the home improvement chain had a duty to reasonably settle the case when a $2 million offer was on the table.