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 […]

Chris Pickett: We filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that the third-party plaintiff had waived its right of contribution in a contract.  The court agreed, leaving our WC lien of over $250,000 intact for full recovery.

David Osborne: No. 12 cv 8730, 2014 WL 259017 (N.D.Ill. Jan. 23, 2014) (obtained summary judgment for insurer client, holding that underlying $250,000 gold bullion theft loss was excluded under first-party employee dishonesty coverage)

David Osborne: Cause No. 08 CH 31295 (Cir. Ct. of Cook Co., IL) (successfully shifted entire additional insured burden from client, insurer for subcontractor charged with causing massive water intrusion, to additional insured landlord’s tenant adjacent to named insured’s work under theory that it failed to procure its own separate […]