Chicago, IL
Litigation Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Litigation, Residential, Appeals
OUTCOME: Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded
In case defending an employer-third party defendant in a personal injury action, convinced the Illinois Appellate Court to reverse a judgment of post-trial interest.
OUTCOME: App. Ct. ruled in favor of our client and reversed and remanded
Retained to handle appeal of commercial litigation matter, after prior counsel lost at the trial court
OUTCOME: Successful on both parts of appeal
Appeal of construction liability matter. Appellee on issue involving attorney fees on comp, appellant on approval of a settlement.
OUTCOME: Trial court affirmed
Prevailed in appeal of trucking liability case. Issues on appeal centered on various evidentiary issues.
OUTCOME: Favorable Settlement/Risk Shifting
On February 17, 2009 with a jury waiting in the courtroom, Dave Lewin was able to settle the matter of Max Schmidt v. Elder-Jones, a construction liability case in which he defended a general contracto ... r accused of negligence. Through aggressive defense, he was able to resolve the matter for $5,000.00. The initial demand to Elder-Jones had been well over $100,000.00. Meanwhile, co-defendants paid well into the six figures.
OUTCOME: Summary Judgment/Affirmed on appeal
On June 2, 2008, the Illinois Appellate Court ruled in favor of Dave Lewin's client Hal Gierman in the matter of American Precision Electronics v. Gierman et al. Although the case was brought as an in ... surance producer malpractice case, the case was litigated on the basis that the insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify and as such, no action of Gierman caused any injury. The Illinois Appellate Court agreed with Dave Lewin the the claim did not meet the policy's requirements for advertising injury. In doing so, Dave Lewin saved his client nearly $2 million in defense and indemnity.
OUTCOME: Favorable Settlement/Risk Shifted
On February 11, 2008, while the parties were arguing motions in limine, Dave Lewin was able to obtain a very favorable settlement in the matter of Nicky Grabin v. Leopardo Construction. The case invol ... ved catastrophic injuries to a carpenter, who alleged that Construction Manager Leopardo Constructon was negligent. Although continuously denying any liability, he negotiated a settlement in which Leopardo's own insurer paid a very small percentage of a total settlement of $4.5 million.
OUTCOME: Tender withdrawn/Case Dismissed
On November 15, 2007, Dave Lewin prevailed in the case of Cincinnati Insurance v. UBM, Inc. (U.S. Dist. Ct. ND IL). In that case, UBM claimed to be an additional insured under a CGL policy issued by Ci ... ncinnati. The case arose from a multi-fatality fire in downtown Chicago. Proving that at times the best battle is the one not fought, after discovery Dave Lewin was able to convince opposing counsel to withdraw the defense tender.
OUTCOME: Appellate Decision for client
In Liberty Mutual v. Statewide Insurance Company, 352 F.2d 1098 (7th Cir. 2003), Dave Lewin argued before the 7th Circuit and prevailed on an issue involving interpretation of an additional insured end ... orsement.
OUTCOME: Summary judgment
In March 2010 Dave Lewin saved his client $1,000,000 by prevailing in Nautilus Insurance Company v. Happ's Inc. (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division), a ... case involving the late notice provision of a CGL policy.
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