By: Jeanne Hoffmann The Illinois Supreme Court recently issued its opinion in Acuity v. M/I Homes of Chi., LLC, 2023 IL 129087, taking a full about-face from Illinois precedent on the issue of whether CGL coverage for “property” damage” caused by an “occurrence” can be found if the only damage […]

We’re excited to share that Downey & Lenkov has been named in the 2024 Best Law Firms® rankings by Best Lawyers®. This year, we were selected as Tier 1 in Construction Law both nationally and regionally. Additionally, we’ve been ranked nationally and regionally for Construction Litigation and Workers’ Compensation. We […]

Downey & Lenkov is proud to participate in USLI’s October Together—Stronger Together Silent Auction benefiting Breastcancer.org. October Together is a month of fundraisers and events where all proceeds benefit Breastcancer.org, a non-profit organization that helps women and their families by providing expert medical information about breast health and breast cancer, as well as […]

By: Kristy K. Singler In Miramontes v. Peraton, Inc., No. 3:21-CV-3019-B, 2023 WL 3855603 at *6 (N.D. Tex. June 6, 2023), a federal district court for the N.D. Texas, Dallas Division, addressed if an employer can be deemed liable for an employee’s failure to preserve business-related texts received on the […]

By: Kristy K. Singler In Miramontes v. Peraton, Inc., No. 3:21-CV-3019-B, 2023 WL 3855603 at *6 (N.D. Tex. June 6, 2023), a federal district court for the N.D. Texas, Dallas Division, addressed if an employer can be deemed liable for an employee’s failure to preserve business-related texts received on the […]

Ryan secured the dismissal with prejudice on an Illinois court action in which plaintiff had alleged negligent misrepresentation against the insured’s real estate agent. Purportedly, the client misrepresented the number of units that could be inhabited. In Ryan’s motion to dismiss he established that the information regarding habitable units was […]

By Jessica Jackler On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) changed the law again governing employee handbooks. The NLRB’s decision in Stericycle, Inc. overruled the employer-friendly precedent in place for the past six years under Boeing Co. (2017), which was later refined in LA Specialty Produce Co. […]

We are pleased to announce that Kirsten Kaiser Kus is again a recipient of the Best Lawyers® award. In addition to receiving the Best Lawyers® designation, she was also named their 2024 “Lawyer of the Year”. She has received this accolade for her work in Worker’s Compensation Law – Employers. […]

By: Jessica Jackler  In 2018, the EEOC filed suit against Charter Communications, LLC in a Wisconsin federal court alleging disability discrimination for failing to accommodate an employee. The employee worked at a call center for the defendant-employer. Cataracts in both eyes made his vision blurry and made seeing in the […]

By: Christopher Puckelwartz The Illinois Appellate Court First District reaffirmed Illinois Supreme Court precedent regarding the lack of liability for various contractors to third parties when adhering to engineering specifications in Bitsky v. City of Chicago, et. al., 2023 IL App (1st) 220266. In Bitsky, Plaintiffs were walking down a […]