A recent First District Illinois Appellate Court ruling in the case of Lara Stachler v. The Board of Education of the City of Chicago, 2023 IL App (1st) 221092, rejected the plaintiff-appellant’s assertion that the Illinois Human Rights Act entitles
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Ohio Court of Appeals Curtails Insured’s Ability to Seek Bad Faith Discovery Until Underlying Claim is Adjudicated
Earlier this month, a panel of the Ohio Court of Appeals in Ryan v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. et al., No. 29778, 2023 WL 6784954 (Ohio Ct. App. Oct. 13, 2023) found that a trial court erred by…
A Case of Nuisance Abatement and Substantive Due Process
Local Government May Take Property Without Compensation if the Taking is Necessary to Protect Public Health and Safety
A recent Seventh Circuit decision re-affirmed precedent that, so long as the proper procedures are followed, local governments may take private property…
District Court Finds Reasonableness Determination Includes Allocation of Defense Costs Between Insured and Non-Insured Party
In Lionbridge Technologies, LLC v. Valley Forge Insurance Company, No. CV 20-10014-WGY, 2023 WL 5985288 (D. Mass. Sept. 14, 2023), the Massachusetts District Court found where an insurance company has refused to pay for the defense of a policyholder’s corporate…
Municipal Towing and Administrative Fees Found to be Constitutional
In Lehhy, et al. v City of Carbondale, 2023 IL APP 220542 the Plaintiff alleged that the City’s administrative fees were unconstitutional and that the City was reimbursed twice for the costs through administrative/ordinance fees and the Illinois Criminal…
Wisconsin Supreme Court Clarifies That “Property Damage” Under CGL Does Not Require Damage to Other Property
In a recent construction defect decision, a majority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that the initial grant of coverage under a standard Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance policy does not require that the damage be to property other than…
Illinois Appellate Court Clarifies When Recovery Under Section 155 is Appropriate
In a recent decision (August 9, 2023) issued by the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, the court confirmed that an insured who had made a claim for underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits could not assert an independent claim to recover attorney…
Tressler Talks: HOA Board Basics – Annual Board Elections And Budget Meetings
We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming virtual Tressler Talk:HOA Board Basics – Annual Board Elections and Budget MeetingsThursday, October 5, 20232:00pm-3:00pm CT WebinarJoin Tressler’s experienced attorneys for this complimentary HOA board and property management training. This popular…
Tressler’s Local Government Attorneys Selected to Speak at the 2023 IML Annual Conference
Tressler’s local government attorneys have been selected to speak at the Illinois Municipal League’s (IML) 110th Annual Conference. Join John M. O’Driscoll, Darcy L. Proctor, James J. Hess, Taylor A. Brewer and Caitlin Frenzer on September…
Southern District of Ohio Applies Electronic Data Exclusion to Deny Coverage to The Home Depot for Data Breach Settlement
On August 16, 2023, The Southern District of Ohio issued a decision in The Home Depot Inc. et al. v. Steadfast Insurance Co. et al., holding that The Home Depot was not owed coverage for settlements with financial institutions to…