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By: Samantha Rothman In West Bend Mutual Insurance Company v. Community United School District 300, 2021 IL App (2d) 210108, the insurer sought a declaration that it had no duty to defend an additional insured, a school district, in connection… Continue Reading →
In Am. Nat’l Property & Cas. Co. v. Select Mgmt. Group, 20-cv-542 (N.D. Okla. Mar 23, 2021), the Northern District of Oklahoma recently examined the meaning of “professional services” when evaluating the policy’s professional services exclusion. These terms were not… Continue Reading →
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled in Scottsdale Insurance Company v. Columbia Insurance Group, Inc., No. 19-3315 (7th Cir. Aug. 26 2020) (Illinois law), that the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois did… Continue Reading →
“Publishing” Exclusion Did Not Preclude Duty To Defend Alleged “Publication” Of Personal Information
In an unpublished opinion, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an insurer had a duty to defend its insured for a putative class action alleging that the insured, Brighton Collectibles, LLC (“Brighton”), collected and sold Plaintiff’s and other customers’… Continue Reading →
This month, we have reviewed a few 2018 cases in which courts held claims arising out of faulty workmanship did not involve an “occurrence” and were not covered by liability insurance policies under Pennsylvania law. Westfield Ins. Co. v. Icon Legacy… Continue Reading →
Michael DiSantis is a partner in Tressler’s Insurance and Litigation practices. He focuses his practice in the areas of insurance coverage analysis and insurance coverage litigation, assisting insurance companies in resolving complex disputes. He has represented insurance companies in litigated… Continue Reading →
Danita Davis Sudac is an associate in the Insurance and Litigation practices. She represents insurers in matters in connection with insurance issues, including claims related to commercial general liability coverage and professional liability coverage. Her practice areas include Insurance, Litigation,… Continue Reading →
Illinois Court Holds Shooting “Arose Out Of” Premises For Purposes Of Additional Insured Endorsement
In Dominick’s Finer Foods v. Indiana Insurance Company, et al., 2018 IL App (1st) 161864, an Illinois Appellate Court held a grocery store was entitled to additional insured coverage for a shooting incident under an endorsement covering damage that arose out… Continue Reading →
Two recent Eighth Circuit cases illustrate the importance of CGL policy language in determining whether a claim is potentially covered loss or an uncovered business risk. In Electrical Power Sys. Int’l, Inc. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co., — F.3d —-,… Continue Reading →
In Vivify Constr., LLC v. Nautilus Ins. Co., 2017 IL App (1st) 170192, an Illinois appellate court upheld a lower court’s finding that Nautilus Insurance Group (“Nautilus”) had no duty to defend a general contractor in a personal injury suit… Continue Reading →