Kate Crouch obtained summary judgment on behalf of a landscaping company relative to a slip and fall on ice in Cook County. Plaintiff allegedly fell and sustained significant orthopedic injuries while walking through a Metra train station parking lot that our client was contractually obligated to clear of snow and salt […]

LPP attorneys Joe Postel and Haley Loutfy obtained a judgment on the pleadings for Acuity in a construction defect coverage case in federal court. Cornice & Rose International v. Acuity, no. 21 C 6112, 2022 WL 4481448 (N.D. Ill., September 27, 2022). The case involved a dispute about coverage for […]

LPP attorneys Peter Syregelas and Philip Brandt recently won summary judgment in a case regarding insurance coverage under a series of Commercial General Liability (CGL) and Excess/Umbrella policies. Our client’s insured operated a series of grocery stores in Illinois and utilized a biometric handprint scanner for time tracking purposes. In […]

Chris Pickett and Howard Trafman recently won summary judgment in a case involving a stabbing death at a fast food restaurant. The plaintiff’s estate alleged that the decedent was a restaurant manager who was stabbed to death by one of the employees on the overnight shift. The plaintiff’s estate sued […]

On behalf of an insurer client, LPP attorneys David Osborne and Peter Syregelas obtained summary judgment in an insurance coverage case arising out of a lawsuit alleging violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Protection Act (BIPA). The underlying lawsuit involved a BIPA claim for the insured’s (a restaurant chain) use […]