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Attorney Katherine Crouch recently obtained summary judgment twice, on successive motions, in a Cook County case, extricating her janitorial services client from a multi-party lawsuit just a few months in advance of the trial date. The plaintiff fell on a broken drainage grate while at work, sustaining leg and wrist […]
Attorney Katherine Crouch recently obtained summary judgment in a premises liability case in Cook County. The Plaintiff was celebrating her bachelorette party at our client’s establishment. She slipped and fell on a spilled drink, landing on broken glass and resulting in a laceration to her wrist. She sustained a severed […]
Summary Judgment – No Duty To Defend Or Indemnify Municipality Against Polluted Drinking Water Lawsuit
May 03, 2013 Coverage
Attorney Joe Postel won summary judgment for the Illinois Municipal League Risk Management Association (“the Association”) in a coverage dispute involving the absolute pollution exclusion. Sauk Village was a member of the Association’s self-insurance risk pool for Illinois municipalities between 2005 and 2010. During that time, according to a complaint filed […]
Summary Judgment – Plaintiff Failed To Disclose Pre-Litigation Claim In Bankruptcy
May 03, 2013 Other
Attorneys Bill Lindsay and Chris Pickett won summary judgment for their client after learning that plaintiff failed to disclose his tort claim when he filed for bankruptcy. The plaintiff worked for the US Post Office and filed a lawsuit in 2013 claiming that he fell through our client’s pre-cast concrete […]
Summary Judgment – Carrier Has No Duty To Defend Where Insured Failed To Timely Notify Carrier Of Claim Or Suit
May 03, 2013 Other
Attorney Joseph Postel recently won summary judgment for Acuity after the court declared that Acuity had no duty to defend the insured tire shop and its officers in a personal injury suit. A customer of the shop alleged that he was bitten by a dog while at the business. Acuity […]