David Osborne: 2012 IL App (1st) 102877 (affirming dismissal of three wrongful death claims against Chicago charter school and Chicago School Board with prejudice on tort immunity grounds, rejecting constitutional challenges to statute)

Chris Pickett: A building owner and manager tendered the defense of an underlying construction injury claim with a multi-million dollar settlement demand.  We argued that the companies did not qualify as additional insureds because the insured’s contract only required these companies to be named as additional insured on a certificate […]

David Osborne: Cause No. 12 CH 39024 (Cir. Ct. of Cook Co., IL Mar. 10, 2014) (obtained summary judgment on behalf of London Market clients, finding no duty to defend or indemnify claims based upon real estate fraud and related claims under Title Agents Errors and Omissions policy)

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 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 […]