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 […]

Peter Syregelas: Obtained victory before the 7th Circuit in an appeal from the dismissal of a $34 million complaint filed by Bank of America against an accounting firm for alleged misrepresentation on a valuation statement used to obtain a loan for the Knight Industries, which went bankrupt.

David Osborne: Cause No. 11 CH 17360 (Cir. Ct. of Cook Co., IL Aug. 22, 2013), appeal withdrawn (obtained summary judgment in favor of insurer, find that real estate agent for additional insured building owner not entitled to blanket coverage under client’s CGL policy, despite underlying contractual requirement to the contrary)

David Osborne: 2013 IL App (1st) 112329-U (affirming summary judgment in favor of insurer client, find opposing insurer estopped to deny additional insured coverage for client’s named insured, shifting entire burden of defense and indemnity to opposing insurer)

ISO Blanket Additional Insured Endorsement – General Contractor Not An Additional Insured On Policy Issued To Sub-subcontractor, As Sub-subcontractor Had No Contract With General Contractor – Joe Postel: Westfield Ins. Co. v. FCL Bldrs., Inc., Circuit Court of Cook County, 407 Ill. App. 3d 730, 948 N.E.2d 115 (1st Dist. 2011)