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Nov 22, 2024 | 
btlaw.com | Kenneth M. Gorenberg |Kelsey Miller
Ken Gorenberg and Kelsey Dilday Miller will be presenting a myLawCLE webinar, “Vertical vs.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Kenneth M. Gorenberg
For "additional insured" coverage to accomplish the
desired risk transfer, the primary and any excess or umbrella
policies should state their coverage is primary and
non-contributory with any other insurance available to the
additional insured. A recent ruling in state court in Michigan
reinforces this notion.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Kenneth M. Gorenberg
For “additional insured” coverage to accomplish the desired risk transfer, the primary and any excess or umbrella policies should state their coverage is primary and non-contributory with any other insurance available to the additional insured. A recent ruling in state court in Michigan reinforces this notion.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
btlaw.com | Kenneth M. Gorenberg
For “additional insured” coverage to accomplish the desired risk transfer, the primary and any excess or umbrella policies should state their coverage is primary and non-contributory with any other insurance available to the additional insured. A recent ruling in state court in Michigan reinforces this notion.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Kenneth M. Gorenberg
For “additional insured” coverage to accomplish the desired risk transfer, the primary and any excess or umbrella policies should state their coverage is primary and non-contributory with any other insurance available to the additional insured. A recent ruling in state court in Michigan reinforces this notion.
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Dec 13, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Kenneth M. Gorenberg |Kelly K. Koss
The Illinois Supreme Court opened the door for commercial general liability (CGL) policies to potentially cover construction defect cases The court held CGL policies can provide coverage in Illinois for damage caused by inadvertent construction defects This decision reverses a previous tendency among Illinois courts to find no coverage for faulty workmanship either because it is inherently not accidental or because there was no damage beyond the insured defendant's scope of work The Illinois...
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Dec 8, 2023 | 
natlawreview.com | Kenneth M. Gorenberg
The Illinois Supreme Court has opened the door for commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policies to cover construction defect cases. Overturning years of lower court cases, the court held that CGL policies can provide coverage for damage caused by inadvertent construction defects. Faulty workmanship qualifies as an accidental “occurrence” and that actual damage, even within the insured’s scope of work, is insurable “property damage.” In Acuity, a Mutual Insurance Co. v.
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Dec 8, 2023 | 
btlaw.com | Kenneth M. Gorenberg |Kelly K. Koss
Highlights The Illinois Supreme Court opened the door for commercial general liability (CGL) policies to potentially cover construction defect cases The court held CGL policies can provide coverage in Illinois for damage caused by inadvertent construction defects This decision reverses a previous tendency among Illinois courts to find no coverage for faulty workmanship either because it is inherently not accidental or because there was no damage beyond the insured defendant’s scope of work...
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Aug 23, 2023 | 
natlawreview.com | Kenneth M. Gorenberg
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 In Illinois, punitive damages previously were available in injury cases, but not in wrongful death cases The amended law will increase the verdict and settlement values in wrongful death cases, including cases that become wrongful death cases after the plaintiff dies while the case is pending Punitive damages are not available in Illinois in medical malpractice actions, legal malpractice cases, and lawsuits against state or local government entities and employees...
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Aug 23, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Kenneth M. Gorenberg |Alexandra Dumezich
HighlightsIn Illinois, punitive damages previously were available in injury cases, but not in wrongful death casesThe amended law will increase the verdict and settlement values in wrongful death cases, including cases that become wrongful death cases after the plaintiff dies while the case is pendingPunitive damages are not available in Illinois in medical malpractice actions, legal malpractice cases, and lawsuits against state or local government entities and employeesEffective Aug.
