In yet another decision eviscerating the line of cases from the Seventh Circuit holding that the trigger of coverage for a wrongful conviction claim is the date of favorable termination, and not the date of conviction, the Illinois Appellate Court, Second District in Indian Harbor Insurance Co. v. City of Waukegan, 2015 IL App (2d) 140293 (Mar. 6, 2015), sided with the majority of courts to have addressed this issue, holding that only the date of conviction triggers malicious prosecution coverage.
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