Our practice includes representation of insurance policyholdersinvolved in coverage disputes, advising them on their policy obligations, potential coverage (utilizing both obvious and creative policy interpretations), exclusions and other defenses, reservation of rights letters, right to independent counsel, and potential bad faith claims against an insurer.
In each case our goal is to obtain maximum coverage for our client in a time and cost effective manner.We have successfully litigated claims that
an insurer, under a commercial general liability (CGL) policy, owed its insured a duty to defend it in a wrongful death action, requiring the insurer to pay in excess of $250,000 for the fees and costs of the insured’s independent counsel (our firm).
the costs of defense under a CGL policy include the costs incurred by an insured in pursuing third-party actions against parties potentially liable in underlying litigation.This federal district court ruling appears to be the first of its kind in Illinois.
service providers were contractually obligated to defend their customer, requiring them to reimburse customer for its pre-litigation investigative costs and attorneys’ fees.
Presently we are asking a court to declare that an insurer has a duty to defend its CGL policyholder in an antitrust and consumer fraud lawsuit.In another action we are seeking damages from an insurer for its breach of a first-party property (homeowners) policy that resulted from its refusal to pay for property damage and related costs incurred by its policyholder.
We offer a free initial consultation, and would welcome the opportunity to discuss potential representation with you.
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