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Ill. App. 1st Dist. / Bad Faith

Section 155 is a Fee-Shifting Provision – Not a Stand-Alone Cause of Action   The Appellate Court of Illinois for the... Read More

Ill. App. 1st Dist. / Pollution

Trump Towers Discharges Into Chicago River Not an “Occurrence” The Appellate Court of Illinois for the First District, in an... Read More

3rd Cir. / PA Law 

No Coverage for Faulty Workmanship on Fracking Wells  The Third Circuit, applying Pennsylvania law, held that an insurer did not... Read More

N.D. Ill. / Notice

Factual Issues Related to Ten Month Delay in Providing Notice Preclude Summary Judgment in BIPA Coverage Case  The District Court... Read More

“PE Firms Upend Insurance Market for Legacy Liabilities”

Law360, September 8, 2023, Ganesh Shetty Stephen Hoke was interviewed for the recent Law360 article “PE Firms Upend Insurance Market for... Read More

The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”)

Is BIPA the Proverbial “Next Big Thing”?   Plaintiffs’ lawyers are always on the lookout for “the next big thing.” It... Read More

Illinois BIPA Insurance Coverage Cases

In May 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled on the seminal Illinois insurance coverage case for underlying actions alleging... Read More

7th Cir. / BIPA Duty to Defend

“Catch-All” Statutory Violation Exclusion Ambiguous  The Seventh Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Rovner, applying Illinois law, affirmed the district... Read More


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Ill. App. 1st Dist. / Bad Faith

Section 155 is a Fee-Shifting Provision – Not a Stand-Alone Cause of Action   The Appellate Court of Illinois for the First District, in an opinion by Justice Van Tine applying Illinois law, affirmed the trial court’s holding that the plaintiff, Moles, was not entitled to relief for bad faith under section 155 of the Illinois Insurance Code because she did not prevail on any action under her automobile insurance policy issued by Illinois Farmers Insurance Company (“Farmers”). Accordingly, the Appellate [...]

Ill. App. 1st Dist. / Pollution

Trump Towers Discharges Into Chicago River Not an “Occurrence” The Appellate Court of Illinois for the First District, in an opinion by Justice Reyes and applying Illinois law, affirmed a finding that insurers of Chicago’s Trump International Hotel & Tower (“Trump Hotel & Tower”) had no duty to defend or indemnify the hotel in an underlying lawsuit alleging the hotel’s improper operation of a cooling water intake and discharge system. The Appellate Court held the absence of an “occurrence” under [...]


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Ill. App. 1st Dist. / Bad Faith

Section 155 is a Fee-Shifting Provision – Not a Stand-Alone Cause of Action   The Appellate Court of Illinois for the First District, in an opinion by Justice Van Tine applying Illinois law, affirmed the trial court’s holding that the plaintiff, Moles, was not entitled to relief for bad faith under section 155 of the Illinois Insurance Code because she did not prevail on any action under her automobile insurance policy issued by Illinois Farmers Insurance Company (“Farmers”). Accordingly, the Appellate [...]

Ill. App. 1st Dist. / Pollution

Trump Towers Discharges Into Chicago River Not an “Occurrence” The Appellate Court of Illinois for the First District, in an opinion by Justice Reyes and applying Illinois law, affirmed a finding that insurers of Chicago’s Trump International Hotel & Tower (“Trump Hotel & Tower”) had no duty to defend or indemnify the hotel in an underlying lawsuit alleging the hotel’s improper operation of a cooling water intake and discharge system. The Appellate Court held the absence of an “occurrence” under [...]

3rd Cir. / PA Law 

No Coverage for Faulty Workmanship on Fracking Wells  The Third Circuit, applying Pennsylvania law, held that an insurer did not have to indemnify its insured for its allegedly faulty fracking services. Ultimately, the court determined that the damage the insured caused in conducting its fracking services did not constitute an “occurrence.”  In the underlying suit, U.S. Energy Development Corporation (“U.S. Energy”) sued Superior Well Services (“Superior”), alleging that Superior had damaged 97 of its wells in connection with Superior’s hydraulic fracking [...]


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Ill. App. 1st Dist. / Bad Faith

Section 155 is a Fee-Shifting Provision – Not a Stand-Alone Cause of Action   The Appellate Court of Illinois for the First District, in an opinion by Justice Van Tine applying Illinois law, affirmed the trial court’s holding that the plaintiff, Moles, was not entitled to relief for bad faith under section 155 of the Illinois Insurance Code because she did not prevail on any action under her automobile insurance policy issued by Illinois Farmers Insurance Company (“Farmers”). Accordingly, the Appellate [...]

Ill. App. 1st Dist. / Pollution

Trump Towers Discharges Into Chicago River Not an “Occurrence” The Appellate Court of Illinois for the First District, in an opinion by Justice Reyes and applying Illinois law, affirmed a finding that insurers of Chicago’s Trump International Hotel & Tower (“Trump Hotel & Tower”) had no duty to defend or indemnify the hotel in an underlying lawsuit alleging the hotel’s improper operation of a cooling water intake and discharge system. The Appellate Court held the absence of an “occurrence” under [...]


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Ill. App. 1st Dist. / Bad Faith

Section 155 is a Fee-Shifting Provision – Not a Stand-Alone Cause of Action   The Appellate Court of Illinois for the First District, in an opinion by Justice Van Tine applying Illinois law, affirmed the trial court’s holding that the plaintiff, Moles, was not entitled to relief for bad faith under section 155 of the Illinois Insurance Code because she did not prevail on any action under her automobile insurance policy issued by Illinois Farmers Insurance Company (“Farmers”). Accordingly, the Appellate [...]

Ill. App. 1st Dist. / Pollution

Trump Towers Discharges Into Chicago River Not an “Occurrence” The Appellate Court of Illinois for the First District, in an opinion by Justice Reyes and applying Illinois law, affirmed a finding that insurers of Chicago’s Trump International Hotel & Tower (“Trump Hotel & Tower”) had no duty to defend or indemnify the hotel in an underlying lawsuit alleging the hotel’s improper operation of a cooling water intake and discharge system. The Appellate Court held the absence of an “occurrence” under [...]


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Ill. App. 1st Dist. / Bad Faith

Section 155 is a Fee-Shifting Provision – Not a Stand-Alone Cause of Action   The Appellate Court of Illinois for the First District, in an opinion by Justice Van Tine applying Illinois law, affirmed the trial court’s holding that the plaintiff, Moles, was not entitled to relief for bad faith under section 155 of the Illinois Insurance Code because she did not prevail on any action under her automobile insurance policy issued by Illinois Farmers Insurance Company (“Farmers”). Accordingly, the Appellate [...]

Ill. App. 1st Dist. / Pollution

Trump Towers Discharges Into Chicago River Not an “Occurrence” The Appellate Court of Illinois for the First District, in an opinion by Justice Reyes and applying Illinois law, affirmed a finding that insurers of Chicago’s Trump International Hotel & Tower (“Trump Hotel & Tower”) had no duty to defend or indemnify the hotel in an underlying lawsuit alleging the hotel’s improper operation of a cooling water intake and discharge system. The Appellate Court held the absence of an “occurrence” under [...]


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Ill. App. 1st Dist. / Bad Faith

Section 155 is a Fee-Shifting Provision – Not a Stand-Alone Cause of Action   The Appellate Court of Illinois for the First District, in an opinion by Justice Van Tine applying Illinois law, affirmed the trial court’s holding that the plaintiff, Moles, was not entitled to relief for bad faith under section 155 of the Illinois Insurance Code because she did not prevail on any action under her automobile insurance policy issued by Illinois Farmers Insurance Company (“Farmers”). Accordingly, the Appellate [...]

Ill. App. 1st Dist. / Pollution

Trump Towers Discharges Into Chicago River Not an “Occurrence” The Appellate Court of Illinois for the First District, in an opinion by Justice Reyes and applying Illinois law, affirmed a finding that insurers of Chicago’s Trump International Hotel & Tower (“Trump Hotel & Tower”) had no duty to defend or indemnify the hotel in an underlying lawsuit alleging the hotel’s improper operation of a cooling water intake and discharge system. The Appellate Court held the absence of an “occurrence” under [...]