United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 23-1478 ATAIN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BAILEY WATSON, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Nos. 3:21-cv-00415, 3:21-cv-01259 — J. Phil Gilbert, Judge. ____________________

ARGUED DECEMBER 8, 2023 — DECIDED MARCH 11, 2024 ____________________

Before SYKES, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. Bailey Watson was struck and seriously in- jured by a truck with an attached woodchipper. She then brought an action against the driver, James Hodge, in Illinois state court. Her complaint set forth claims of negligence against Hodge and of vicarious liability against his company, Riverbend Tree Service (“Riverbend”), a tree removal and trimming business. Hodge’s insurer, Atain Specialty 2