Category: Defense

Stipulated Judgment: Policy Rescinded After $2.3M First-Party Property Claim

Feb 20, 2014 Defense
Chris Pickett: We were retained to review coverage in response to a $2.3M building collapse claim.  We learned during our investigation that the insured misrepresented material facts on the application and while reporting the claim after securing sworn EUO testimony and evidence demonstrating the fraud, the insured stipulated to a […]

Howard Trafman Obtains a Not Liable Defense Verdict in Favor of Beverage Company Defendant Involved in Three-Vehicle Collision

Feb 06, 2014 Auto
Howard Trafman obtained a not liable defense verdict in favor of the defendant beverage company and its driver in a 1-week trial in Cook Co. involving a three-vehicle motor vehicle collision on I-290.  The defense successfully argued that another driver who settled out prior to trial was the sole proximate […]

Construction Injury – General Contractor Not An Additional Insured On Policy Issued To Sub-subcontractor

Jun 14, 2013 Construction Injury
ISO Blanket Additional Insured Endorsement – General Contractor Not An Additional Insured On Policy Issued To Sub-subcontractor, As Sub-subcontractor Had No Contract With General Contractor – Joe Postel: Westfield Ins. Co. v. FCL Bldrs., Inc., Circuit Court of Cook County, 407 Ill. App. 3d 730, 948 N.E.2d 115 (1st Dist. 2011)