On February 20, 2015, the Illinois Supreme Court held that there is no public policy in Illinois prohibiting the rescission of an insurance policy as to insureds who were ignorant of misrepresentations made on the application. Illinois State Bar Ass’n Mut. Ins. Co. v. Law Office of Tuzzolino and Terpinas, 2015 […]

Attorney David Osborne won a substantial victory earlier this month in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of his client, Footstar, Inc. In that case, Kmart sought contractual indemnity and additional insured coverage from Footstar and its insurer for a personal injury action filed against the troubled retail […]

Chris Pickett: The plaintiff alleged that our client’s work on a neighboring driveway resulted in property damage and bodily injury, including diabetes due to increased anxiety, stress, and inhalation of debris. The plaintiff sought damages of over $150,000. After a three-day trial, the jury returned a not guilty verdict in […]

Chris Pickett: The trial court entered summary judgment after finding that the insured’s timely notice of a counterclaim did not excuse the prior 13-month delayed notice of the complaint, thus negating any potential coverage for either claim.

Attorney Bill Lindsay won summary judgment in this property damage subrogation case wherein the plaintiffs sought to recover over $920,000.00 from our client, J.W. McGuire. The plaintiffs alleged that J.W. McGuire engaged in unsafe work practices while performing concrete renovation on the exterior of the Horizon House Condominium Building. They […]