LPP attorneys Joe Postel and Haley Loutfy obtained a judgment on the pleadings for Acuity in a construction defect coverage case in federal court. Cornice & Rose International v. Acuity, no. 21 C 6112, 2022 WL 4481448 (N.D. Ill., September 27, 2022). The case involved a dispute about coverage for […]

Peter Syregelas recently obtained judgment on the pleadings in a significant decision related to a declaratory judgment action involving a construction defect suit against a developer/general contractor that sought coverage under a commercial general liability policy issued by our client insurer. The policy was issued to SZG Prairie LLC (“SZG”), […]

Chris Pickett and David Osborne recently secured a significant win for insurers defending construction defect claims in Illinois under a reservations of rights.  Specifically, the Northern District of Illinois found in favor of the insurer-client, holding that it had the right to control the defense with its own panel counsel […]

Joe Postel won an important insurance coverage case for Acuity, involving coverage for a subcontractor, State Mechanical, faced with a construction defect lawsuit stemming from the remodeling of the Knickerbocker Hotel in downtown Chicago. Acuity and Selective Insurance insured State Mechanical in different policy periods. Selective defended State Mechanical and […]

Bill Lindsay: We successfully resolved several related construction defect claims for a steeply discounted value on behalf of a CGL insurer where contractors sought coverage for claims of faulty synthetic stucco, resulting in damage to several hotel buildings developed by a national chain. Extended Stay America v. Quaker Windows v. Schmitz & […]