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Dec 15, 2023

Illinois Supreme Court Revisits and Reverses Position on CGL Coverage Analysis in Construction Cases

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 […]

Aug 11, 2023

Illinois Contactor Not Liable When Following Engineer’s Specifications

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 […]

Jun 2, 2022

Cook County Court Holds Illinois Prejudgment Interest Statute Unconstitutional

By: Jeffrey Kehl On May 27, 2022, Judge Marcia Maras entered her long-awaited decision on whether the 2021 Prejudgment Interest Statute is unconstitutional. In Hyland v. Advocate Health, Cook County Law Division Case No. 17 L-003541 Judge Maris concluded that the statute, which imposes 6% prejudgment interest on the difference between the last […]

May 16, 2022

Samuel Levine Published in ALI CLE’s The Practical Real Estate Lawyer

Of Counsel Samuel Levine has been published in ALI CLE’s The Practical Real Estate Lawyer – May 2022 Issue. Samuel’s article “Consequences of Stopping Construction: Delays and Disruptions Resulting from Catastrophes” details the impacts of suspending a construction project and the importance of defining the suspension parameters in a contract to […]

Dec 27, 2021

Stay Lifted on OSHA ETS Rule

By: Storrs Downey & Jessica Jackler As we last reported in our December L&E Newsletter, OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers with at least 100 employees to mandate that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing was stayed by the U.S. Court of Appeals […]

Dec 27, 2021

Chicago Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

By: Storrs Downey & Jessica Jackler On December 21, 2021, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that beginning January 3, 2022, patrons age 5 and older will need to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 to enter restaurants, bars, indoor fitness facilities, and indoor entertainment and recreation venues where food […]

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Chicago, Illinois

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Crown Point, Indiana

219-488-2590


Indianapolis, Indiana

219-488-2590


Milwaukee, Wisconsin

414-758-3367