Chris Pickett: The trial court entered summary judgment after finding that the insured’s timely notice of a counterclaim did not excuse the prior 13-month delayed notice of the complaint, thus negating any potential coverage for either claim.

Attorney Bill Lindsay won summary judgment in this property damage subrogation case wherein the plaintiffs sought to recover over $920,000.00 from our client, J.W. McGuire. The plaintiffs alleged that J.W. McGuire engaged in unsafe work practices while performing concrete renovation on the exterior of the Horizon House Condominium Building. They […]

Attorney Chris Pickett won judgment on the pleadings for his client Acuity, with the court declaring that Acuity did not owe a duty to defend or indemnify its named insureds against an underlying case for negligent infliction of emotional distress. In this insurance coverage dispute, Acuity issued a commercial general […]

Chris Pickett: Our client’s insured operated a tavern and allegedly returned car keys to an intoxicated man that drove off and caused a serious automobile accident, causing several serious injuries and a fatality. We obtained summary judgment by arguing that there was no occurrence on the insured premises, as required […]

Kate Crouch obtained a defense verdict in favor of a subcontractor following a two-week trial in Cook County in a construction injury case involving a career-ending injury to a journeyman carpenter.  Plaintiff asked for almost $7 million in compensation for medical specials, lost past and future wages, pain and suffering, […]