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 […]

Attorney David Osborne recently prevailed in an appeal arising out of a quite colorful defamation lawsuit in Cook County, stemming from the 2013 Elmwood Park election. The Plaintiff, Joseph Ponzio, was the unsuccessful candidate for Village President. Our client, a political consultant, created and distributed a campaign brochure shortly before […]

Joe Postel: Hartford Cas. Ins. Co. v. Construction Builders In Motion, Inc., 966 F.Supp.2d 777 (N.D. Ill. 2013)

David Osborne: Cause No. 09 CH 51473 (Cir. Ct. of Cook Co., IL Jan. 9, 2013) (obtained summary judgment and dismissal of opponent’s counterclaim, finding opposing insurer estopped for wrongfully refusing to defend mutual insured and shifting entire defense and indemnity burden to opposing insurer, rejecting fraud counterclaim as a […]

David Osborne: 1 REL 2001 (Comm. Ct. Penn. Oct. 2, 2012) (successfully litigated and negotiated $3.6 million cut-through relief for hospital client from reinsurer where insurer was insolvent, despite lack of any explicit cut-through clause in the reinsurance contract)