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A Fistfight, a Knife, a Stabbing, a Criminal Trial, but No Coverage for Insured's Claims
By Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq., Director, FC&S LegalAn Illinois appellate court has affirmed a trial courts decision that a homeowners insurance carrier had no duty to defend its insured in a lawsuit where a man alleged the insured stabbed him with a knife in a fistfight, finding that the lawsuit failed to allege an accident.
