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Chris Pickett: We represented a CGL insurer who undertook the defense of its named insured for an underlying construction defect claim but was subject to an ROR for damage to the insured’s own work or product. The insured demanded independent “Peppers” counsel and filed a DJ demanding control of the […]
Summary Judgment – Plaintiff Cannot Prove That Janitorial Company Had Or Should Have Had Notice Of The Condition
May 03, 2014 Defense
This spring, Kate Crouch earned summary judgment in the Circuit Court of Cook County, on behalf of a janitorial contractor sued by a slip and fall victim in the parking lot of a shopping mall. Plaintiff, who sustained significant injuries, slipped upon a large slick of motor oil near the […]
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment
May 02, 2014 Appeals
Attorneys David Osborne and Chris Pickett won an appeal clearing the path for their client to recover nearly $500,000 in defense fees and indemnity payments from the defendant carrier. After a construction site accident in 2006, general contractor Alden Bennett Construction Company tendered its defense and indemnity to two different […]
First District Affirms Summary Judgment – No Duty To Defend Or Indemnify $9,660,000 TCPA Judgment
May 01, 2014 Appeals
Chris Pickett won an appeal affirming summary judgment. In Founders Ins. Co. v. Paldo, et al., 2014 IL (1st) 130756-U, the underlying plaintiff, Paldo, filed suit against Founders’ named insured, Nite & Day Entertainment, alleging that Nite & Day violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) by sending unsolicited junk […]
Chris Pickett: We defended a general contractor against a construction site injury case involving an HVAC employee who fell through a floor penetration. Despite contracting to perform general contracting services, we argued that our client assigned these duties to a construction and property manager who ended up paying the majority […]