Blanket Additional Insured Endorsement’s Signature Requirement Enforceable

Oct 25, 2021 Additional Insured
Chris Pickett recently secured judgment on the pleadings in favor of their client, a CGL insurer.  At issue was a tender of defense from a putative additional insured general contractor for an underlying construction site injury.  The general contractor did have a written contract with our client’s named insured and […]

Kate Crouch Obtains Summary Judgment in Long-Running Construction Negligence Case that Resulted in the Death of a Tradesman

Oct 15, 2021 Construction Injury
Kate Crouch obtained summary judgment in a long-running construction negligence case that resulted in the death of a tradesman who was crushed between sewer piping on a project in the City of Chicago.  Our client performed water main work in the area of Plaintiff’s decedent’s eventual injury, but completed its […]

Steve Becker wins a Motion to Dismiss in Cook County

Oct 11, 2021 Construction Defect
In this case, the matter stemmed from a property damage case involving a roof collapse at a commercial building in Chicago.  In addition to claiming extensive property damage, the Plaintiff was claiming lost profits, due to an inability to lease the subject building.  The Plaintiff’s complaint contained counts sounding in […]

Peter Syregelas Secures Payment of $3 Million Dollars to Insured Client

Aug 20, 2021 Coverage
Peter Syregelas: Secured payment from insurer of approximately $3 million dollars to insured client, a major evangelical church, toward settlement of claims asserted by its former pastor and for defense fees incurred in an arbitration in the Christian Reconciliation Forum. August 2021.