Joshua Fruchter | Merge Mediation Group | September 4, 2019 Standardized commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policies impose a “duty to defend” that obligates insurers to defend insureds against “suits” seeking damages for claims potentially covered by the policy. The existence of a duty to defend is determined by the allegations in the “suit” filed… Continue reading Does a Mediation Trigger the Duty to Defend Under a CGL Insurance Policy?
Tag: Illinois
Illinois’ New Retainage Law
James Rohlfing | Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr | September 3, 2019 Effective August 20, 2019, Illinois law provides that a maximum of 10 percent retainage may be withheld from payments under private construction contracts and, after the contract is one-half complete, retainage must be reduced to 5 percent and kept at 5 percent for the remainder of… Continue reading Illinois’ New Retainage Law
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Weighs In On “Matching”
Edward Eshoo | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 10, 2019 Last year in one of my blogposts, I wrote about Windridge of Naperville Condominium Association v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company,1 and the issue whether appraisal is appropriate to resolve a dispute over the cost of repairing physically undamaged siding of townhome buildings to remedy a mismatch… Continue reading The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Weighs In On “Matching”
Illinois Supreme Court: Subcontractors No Longer Subject to Claims for Breach of the Implied Warranty of Habitability
Jeremy P. Brummond and Patrick J. Thornton | Lewis Rice | April 29, 2019 Recently, in Sienna Court Condominium Association v. Champion Aluminum Corporation, et al., the Illinois Supreme Court (“the Supreme Court”) held that if a purchaser of a newly constructed condominium or residence does not have a contract with a subcontractor who provided work… Continue reading Illinois Supreme Court: Subcontractors No Longer Subject to Claims for Breach of the Implied Warranty of Habitability
Illinois Court Addresses Insured’s Entitlement To Replacement Cost Coverage
James Eastham | First Party Coverage Blog | February 23, 2018 In the recent case of Libman v. Great Northern Ins. Co., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24580 (N.D. IL February 15, 2018), the Court addressed whether a property owner was entitled to replacement cost coverage for loss at an insured location which took place subsequent to… Continue reading Illinois Court Addresses Insured’s Entitlement To Replacement Cost Coverage