Chicago, IL
Insurance Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Insurance, Contracts & Agreements, Litigation
OUTCOME: Court rejected the surety's timeliness defense and awarded obligee-general contractor (client) its attorney fees incurred in pursuing recovery.
Performance bond obligee/general contractor brought suit against the surety for declining its claim based on timeliness grounds.
OUTCOME: The Court held that allegations that the subcontractor's work damaged other parts of the building triggered the duty to defend client general contractor under a commercial general liability policy.
A general contractor (as additional insured) sought coverage under its subcontractor's policy (along with the subcontractor) for a claim brought by a building owner alleging that the subcontractor's wo ... rk damaged other parts of the building under construction.
OUTCOME: The court found for the insurers (clients), ruling that the construction defects were not an occurrence under the policy, and that the liquidated damages did not present a claim for "property damage"
General contractor sought coverage under commercial general liability policy for liquidated damages awarded against it as a result of faulty workmanship in construction of a power plant.
OUTCOME: Judgment for both defendants (clients) after 4-day jury trial. Judgment affirmed on appeal.
Suit against municipality and utility company for injuries allegedly suffered by plaintiff claiming to have stepped into utility box in street with missing lid.
OUTCOME: Judgment for general contractor (client) -- the subcontractor could not bill for per diems which were not paid to its workers.
Subcontractor argued that it was entitled to bill the general contractor for per diems for its workers, whether or not it actually paid the per diem amounts to the workers.
OUTCOME: Judgment in favor of insurer (client) that
Injured party filed suit against packaged liquor store operator who supplied liquor to drunken driver who collided with injured party. Liquor store's operator insurer sought a declaration that it had ... no duty to cover the lawsuit arising out of the injury.
OUTCOME: Court held that non-admitted insurer (client) did not need to post bond under Wisconsin statute as a prerequisite to appearing and filing pleadings.
Suit against travel insurer by injured ski-mountaineer.
OUTCOME: Judgment in favor of the insurer (client) because the CFO's oral statements to the employees was not an "employment wrongful act" under the policy.
Four employees sued their former employer for not honoring an oral agreement to redeem their shares of company stock upon resignation, valued at a date selected by the employer's CFO. The employer sue ... d its employment practices insurer to recover the amount of the judgment in favor of the employees.
OUTCOME: Judgment for insurer (client) that misappropriation of trade secrets was not "advertising injury" under its policy.
Manufacturer sued its insurer for the costs of defending and settling a competitor's suit against it for misappropriation of trade secrets.
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