An insurer cannot escape liability for its share of a $6 million payout because the retailer it insured refused to accept a settlement offer by a customer who who was struck by a forklift, a panel of the 7th Circuit …
United Rentals’ insurance carrier is not liable for damages caused by an accident involving one of its electric boom lifts because the small business that rented the equipment signed a contract that, in effect, placed all of the liability on …
For years, the Chicago Police Department has been trying to move past a shameful chapter characterized by coercion and brutality, shelling out multimillion-dollar settlements to men who were tortured into confessing to serious crimes they didn’t commit. But as the …
A general contractor was unsuccessful in its bid to gain coverage as an additional insured, due to a self-insured retention (SIR) endorsement on a subcontractor’s commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policy. In a decision issued by an Indiana appeals court …