Category: Coverage

Peter Syregelas Earns Summary Judgment (Again) in a CGL Coverage Dispute Related to a BIPA Class Action

Dec 02, 2024 BIPA
Last month, Peter Syregelas won summary judgment on behalf of a firm insurer client after a long dispute with our client’s insured regarding coverage for an underlying class action alleging employer violations of Illinois’s Biometric Information Protection Act (“BIPA”). The case was briefed over two years ago, but decision was […]

Peter Syregelas Secures Win for Insurer Client in BIPA Class Action Lawsuit

Aug 09, 2024 BIPA
Peter Syregelas successfully defended our insurer client in a complex coverage dispute involving allegations under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Our client’s insured sought defense in a proposed class-action lawsuit brought by a former employee, who claimed that the company violated BIPA by collecting and distributing their biometric […]

Joe Postel and Brendan Ross Engineer Four Settlements in Construction Defect Matters – in One Day!

Jul 08, 2024 Construction Defect
Joe Postel and Brendan Ross, with the help of their insurer client, engineered a settlement of four related lawsuits simultaneously in federal court in Indianapolis.  Two construction defect suits were filed in Indiana state court against a builder insured by LPP’s client, each involving a different house and a different […]

Peter Syregelas Secures Summary Judgment in BIPA Matter After Court Reconsideration

Jul 03, 2024 BIPA
Peter Syregelas recently obtained a summary judgment on behalf of the firm’s liability carrier client finding no duty to defend or indemnify a company accused of violating Illinois’s Biometric Information Protection Act (BIPA) when it required its employees to use a hand-scanning device to clock in and out of work. […]

Peter Syregelas Obtains Judgment in Favor of Insurer Client

Aug 30, 2023 Coverage
Peter Syregelas recently obtained judgment in favor of our insurer client in the Southern District of Illinois.  In that case, Peter argued that there was no coverage for a claim of retaliatory discharge and violations of the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act under a Commercial Liability Insurance Policy, after […]