http://www.RoeLegal.com David Roe, handling insurance disputes in the Chicago area. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:29:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jury Instructions and the Insurance Dispute Law Suit Jury instructions are a judge's written directions to a jury concerning the laws relating to the case under consideration. They are critically important because a jury uses the instructions as a guide in determining which party will win and what the award will ... http://www.RoeLegal.com/?p=75 On January 1, 2010, Article III of the Supreme Court Rules - The Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct change. The January 1st changes bring about uniform formatting together with codification of several important changes to protections offered to clients and attorneys. The changes also include the addition of a welcome comments ... http://www.RoeLegal.com/?p=78 Illinois Insurance Attorney Discusses Professional Liability Insurance Coverage  As a professional, a malpractice judgment is collectable against an attorney's own personal assets. The risk to assets may be reduced but, insurance has no value if coverage is lost. It is likely that most attorneys may never read their own malpractice policy; those that ... http://www.RoeLegal.com/?p=77 The question often arises as to whether attorney fees are part of a recovery from the other party. The quick answer is, yes, in some cases attorney fees can be recovered from the other side. The Illinois Insurance Code, set out in full below, allows, but does not require, attorney fees ... http://www.RoeLegal.com/?p=56 Chicago Insurance Lawyer Succeeds in Loop Fire Appeal. As reported in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, on October 17, 2003, a fire broke out at the County Building at 69 West Washington in the Chicago Loop. As a result of the fire, 22 lawsuits were filed by the injured people and ... http://www.RoeLegal.com/?p=76 The Journal and Topics Reports on Illinois Automobile Insurance. Mount Prospect Lawyer Pens Auto Insurance Book November 26, 2008 Mt. Prospect attorney David Roe recently authored "the most comprehensive" legal analysis of Illinois automobile insurance law in the country. The 500-page resource provides discussions of statutes and case law, along with practice tips ... http://www.RoeLegal.com/?p=72 Illinois Insurance Lawyer Illinois Insurance Attorney Handling Insurance Coverage Disputes Litigation of insurance coverage disputes under commercial general liability policies, attorney professional liability, homeowner insurance, car insurance, property insurance, and rental car insurance. John Burns and Institute of London Targeted Tenders under a CGL, car, professional or personal lines policy. Coverage issues arising from pollution exclusions, ... http://www.RoeLegal.com/?p=69 Insurer waives the issue of plaintiff’s misrepresentations by failing to raise it. In Craig, an insurer waived the issue of the plaintiff’s misrepresentations by failing to raise it until more than two years after receiving the claim and more than one year after an arbitration award. The claimant was insured under an ... http://www.RoeLegal.com/?p=63  No insurance coverage available for the driver under his car insurance policy for the injury due to a bicycle In this car vs. bicycle crash, the policy holder was driving his son to preschool. While stopped at an intersection, an individual on a bicycle rode into the car, causing the front ... http://www.RoeLegal.com/?p=60 Many suits do not seek recovery of interest on money under a contract or interest following the entry of a judgment. This can leave a large sum of money on the table both during negiotiations as well as during the collection of a judgment. In Illinois, interest is available at ... http://www.RoeLegal.com/?p=58