Marilyn Bowers was seriously injured when she was standing at a convenience store and an underinsured motorist drove into the building, seriously injuring her. Bowers and her husband were named insureds under an auto policy that General Casualty Insurance Co. issued for their three vehicles. Each vehicle was listed on…
Deanne Berrey was working for Curry Ice when she was injured in a car accident caused by Sheri Campbell who only had $100,000 in liability insurance coverage. Berrey sued Campbell and also collected $103,224 in worker’s compensation benefits. In addition, Berrey claimed underinsured-motorist benefits under a $1 million policy that…
The Illinois Appellate Court has reversed a summary judgment order that was entered by a Cook County judge in favor of Safeway Insurance Co. In this case, Jeffrey and Stephanie Hadary were injured in a car crash when Carlos Velez was driving a car he rented from Hertz Corp. The…
Robert Lodholtz was seriously injured in 2011 while working at a plant owned by Pulliam Enterprises in Indiana. Lodholtz filed a personal-injury lawsuit against Pulliam in the Indiana state court. Pulliam called on Granite State Insurance Co., its primary liability insurer, along with New Hampshire Insurance Co., to defend and…
The Illinois Appellate Court has answered a certified question that was brought to it from a circuit court judge. In this case, Michael McGrath owned a home designed and built by Patrick Plunkett Architectural Design Ltd. and insured by American Family Insurance Co. McGrath filed an insurance claim on Aug.…
In Illinois, the Illinois Vehicle Code Section 9-101 requires that an entity may only engage in the business of renting out motor vehicles if it first provides the Illinois Secretary of State with proof of its financial responsibility. The purpose of the requirement is to provide the public with protection…
Mei Pang was a passenger in a car driven by Ingrid Chan in January 2002 when a crash occurred between Chan’s car and another vehicle driven by Donald McGinnis. Pang was injured severely. McGinnis’s insurer paid Pang $100,000 to settle her personal injury lawsuit and claim. Chan was insured by…
Deshaw Nelson fractured his right femur in a car crash in 2007. The defendant in the case, Donald Artley, was driving an Enterprise Rent-A-Car vehicle. In January 2010, Nelson filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County alleging his injuries were caused by the negligence of the defendant…
The ruling by a Cook County trial judge mistakenly applying the collateral source rule against a jury verdict has been reversed. Hector Romero was alleged to have caused an automobile accident with the plaintiff, Sylvia Segovia. In that lawsuit, it was claimed that Segovia was injured while a passenger in…
The Illinois Appellate Court has affirmed in part and reversed in part a case dealing with an insurer’s duty to defend an insured. In this case, Hilco, an Illinois corporation, had four related companies. They are Hilco Trading, and its three majority-owned subsidiaries, Hilco Appraisal, Hilco Valuation and Hilco Financial…