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Howard Trafman Secures Favorable Settlement on Behalf of Client in Construction Negligence Case
Mar 21, 2022 Construction Injury
Howard Trafman: State court settlement. Munoz v. Bulley & Andrews. March 2022.
Howard Trafman and Christopher Pickett Reach Favorable Settlement for Towing Company Defendant At Trial
Mar 17, 2022 Defense
Howard Trafman & Chris Pickett: Settlement during trial. Enzenbacher-Schwarz v. Airline Towing. March 2022.
Judgment on the Pleadings – No Duty To Defend Or Indemnify Townhome Owner or Developer Against Construction Defect Claims
Feb 23, 2022 Construction Defect
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”), […]
Judgment on the Pleadings – Successful Post-Settlement Target Tender of Excess Policy
Feb 21, 2022 Coverage
Joe Postel and Peter Syregelas recently obtained judgment on the pleadings in a coverage dispute pending in federal court. RLI issued a personal umbrella policy to the owner of a business, while Acuity issued a commercial auto and commercial excess policy to the business. The business owner was driving his […]
Dismissal With Prejudice – Plaintiff’s Negligence Theory Barred by the Economic Loss Doctrine
Feb 18, 2022 Construction Defect
Steve Becker recently won a motion to dismiss with prejudice. This matter stemmed from a property damage case involving a roof collapse at a commercial building, in Chicago. After an initial dismissal, the Plaintiff re-alleged that our client (a masonry contractor, who allegedly removed some columns that supported the roof […]