Showing all results for category “liability insurance coverage”

Court Finds No Bad Faith Remedy in the Absence of Contract Breach

September 5, 2023 / News / Writing and Speaking

By Don R. Sampen, published, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, September 5, 2023

The 1st District Appellate Court recently reaffirmed that section 155 of the Illinois Insurance Code, 215 ILCS 5/155, does not create liability but merely provides an extracontractual remedy for an insurer’s unreasonable and vexatious conduct.

CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2022 Volume 4

December 29, 2022 / CM Reports

Cover: Holiday Lights in Chicago, IL

SIDEBAR – United States Supreme Court Set To Decide “Game Changing” Case On General Personal Jurisdiction Over A Foreign Corporation

We wish to alert our friends in the defense and insurance industries of a case that will soon be decided by the United States Supreme Court.

Insurer Alleges No Coverage for Double-Charges by McDonald’s Mobile App

November 4, 2022 / CM Reports / Writing and Speaking

By Mitchel D. Torrence

American Family Mutual Insurance Company (“American Family”) recently filed a declaratory judgment action in the Circuit Court of Cook County, IL, seeking a declaration that it owes no duty to defend its insured,

CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2022 Volume 3

October 18, 2022 / CM Reports

Cover: Downtown Houston, TX

SIDEBAR – Nuclear Verdicts Are Becoming Thermonuclear Verdicts: A Suggestion For Combatting Them

Some commentators have defined a “nuclear verdict” as a verdict of $10 million or greater.

Illinois Appellate Court Strays From Established Faulty Construction Precedent To Find A Duty To Defend Vague Allegations Of Damage To “Other Property” In Acuity v. M/I Homes Chi, LLC

October 6, 2022 / CM Reports / News / Writing and Speaking

By Ilene M. Korey

Introduction

Illinois has consistently required damage to property other than repair and replacement of faulty construction to implicate coverage under a commercial general liability policy. The basis for doing so is rooted in the insuring language of the typical CGL policy that limits coverage to “property damage” caused by an “occurrence” in the policy period.

CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2019 Volume 2

July 23, 2019 / CM Reports

Iowa Supreme Court Declines To Recognize A Common Law Cause Of Action For Bad Faith Against A Claims Administrator Of A Workers’ Compensation Insurer

In De Dios v. Indem. Ins. Co. of N.

CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2018 Volume 4

January 15, 2019 / CM Reports

Ohio Supreme Court Holds That Defective Subcontractor Work Is Not An “Occurrence”

In Ohio Northern University v. Charles Construction Services, Inc., Slip Opinion No. 2018-OHIO-4057, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that there was no duty to defend a policyholder,

“No-Recoupment” Default Rule in Restatement of the Law: Liability Insurance Cited by Illinois Court in Support of Ruling Dismissing Insurer Recoupment Claim

November 28, 2018 / News / Writing and Speaking

Introduction

In Gilbane, Inc. v. Liberty Ins. Underwriters, Inc., (case no. 2016‑CH‑15163) a Cook County, Illinois court dismissed an insurer’s claim for recoupment of a $7.5 million settlement payment from its policyholder based on the equitable theory of unjust enrichment.  

10th Circuit Holds Damage To Insured’s Work Caused By Subcontractor’s Faulty Workmanship A Covered “Occurrence” Under New York Law

June 12, 2018 / Writing and Speaking

In Black & Veatch Corp. v. Aspen Ins. (UK) Ltd., No. 16-3359, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 3342, 2018 WL 843284 (10th Cir. 2018), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit,

Circuit Court Of Cook County Again Rules That Policyholder Failed To Prove Primary Exhaustion In Asbestos Coverage Case

May 8, 2018 / Writing and Speaking

The Circuit Court of Cook County recently ruled that John Crane, Inc. did not demonstrate that its primary policies were exhausted and thus, any ruling regarding exhaustion of the umbrella and excess policies would be premature.

  • Chicago

    Illinois 60603

    10 South LaSalle Street

    Chicago, Illinois 60603

    T: 312.855.1010 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick

  • New York

    New York 10005

    28 Liberty Street 39th Floor

    New York, New York 10005

    T: 212.805.3900 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 212.805.3939 Office Managing Partner: Carl M. Perri

  • Mission Viejo

    California 92691

    27285 Las Ramblas

    Suite 200

    Mission Viejo, California 92691

    T: 949.260.3100 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 949.260.3190 Office Managing Partner: Ian R. Feldman

  • Florham Park

    New Jersey 07932

    100 Campus Drive

    Florham Park, New Jersey 07932

    T: 973.410.4130 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 973.410.4169 Office Managing Partner: Carl M. Perri

  • Michigan City

    Indiana 46360

    200 Commerce Square

    Michigan City, Indiana 46360

    T: 219.262.6106 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partners: Paige M. Neel, Kimbley A. Kearney

  • Milwaukee

    Wisconsin 53202

    250 E. Wisconsin Avenue

    Suite 1800

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

    T: 414.279.5525 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: James M. Weck

  • Stamford

    Connecticut 06902

    68 Southfield Avenue

    2 Stamford Landing Suite 100

    Stamford, Connecticut 06902

    T: 203.921.0303 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 212.805.3939 Office Managing Partner: Matthew J. Van Dusen

  • Tampa

    Florida 33609

    4830 West Kennedy Boulevard, One Urban Center

    Suite 600

    Tampa, Florida 33609

    T: 813.509.2578 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick Co-Managing Partner: Kelly M. Vogt

  • San Francisco

    California 94111

    100 Pine Street

    Suite 1250

    San Francisco, California 94111

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  • Houston

    Texas 77019

    2929 Allen Parkway

    American General Center, Suite 200

    Houston, Texas 77019

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  • Dallas

    Texas 75201

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    Suite 3100

    Dallas, Texas 75201

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  • Boca Raton

    Florida 33434

    7777 Glades Road

    Suite 405

    Boca Raton, Florida 33434

    T: 561.765.5305 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick Co-Managing Partner: Kelly M. Vogt