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		<title>Estoppel Doctrine Applied Only Where Insurer Breached its Duty to Defend</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by:  Bill Toliopoulos and Max Guggenheim In its latest insight regarding insurer’s obligations to additional insureds, the First District Appellate Court has determined additional insured status is not conferred to a party who is not identified as such in a certificate of insurance. In Owners Ins. Co. v. Seamless Gutter Corp., N0. 07 CH [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauriebrennan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14639871&amp;post=292&amp;subd=lauriebrennan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Score One for the Insured: Insurer’s Duty to Defend Triggered Based on Alleged Construction Defects</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by: Bill Toliopoulos and Max Guggenheim The Illinois Appellate Court has found that construction defect-related property damage at a condominium project constituted an “occurrence” within the meaning of the insurer’s Commercial General Liability (CGL) policy, thereby triggering the insurer’s duty to defend.  Interestingly, the court also held that such damage was not simply an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauriebrennan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14639871&amp;post=285&amp;subd=lauriebrennan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Loose Lips Sink Privileges in Partnership</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by: Bill Toliopoulos and Max Guggenheim The Illinois Appellate Court has recently provided a cautionary tale regarding the attorney-client privilege and the potentially broad scope of the subject-matter waiver if the privileged information is shared with third parties.  Specifically, in the context of a business negotiation, the attorney-client privilege can be waived by the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauriebrennan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14639871&amp;post=273&amp;subd=lauriebrennan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Exception to “Your Work” Exclusion Upheld Where Supplier Qualified As A Subcontractor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Dan Brennan and Max Guggenheim The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit found that where a subcontractor provided structural backfill for a waste-water treatment facility, the “your work” exclusion in the general contractor’s insurance policy did not exclude coverage because the supplier manufactured material at their own facility and supplied materials [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauriebrennan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14639871&amp;post=269&amp;subd=lauriebrennan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No Arbitration Agreement Where Multiple “Contracts” Created Ambiguity by Dan Brennan and Max Guggenheim</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In January, the Illinois Appellate Court found that where two design firms executed both a “proposal” and then a contract with only one referencing an arbitration agreement, it was unclear which agreement governed and therefore unclear whether there was an agreement to arbitrate.  The intent of the parties in their multiple contracts was ambiguous.  Consequently, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauriebrennan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14639871&amp;post=266&amp;subd=lauriebrennan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chambers and Partners ranks Laurie &amp; Brennan, LLP in Band 2!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In only its second year of business, Laurie &#38; Brennan, LLP has earned the highly regarded ranking of Band 2 for Illinois law firms in the area of Construction Law, ahead of many other established firms.  Chambers describes Laurie &#38; Brennan as a “go-to firm in the Illinois market…providing a breadth of legal services across [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauriebrennan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14639871&amp;post=259&amp;subd=lauriebrennan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Warehouse Labeling Mistake Ruled a Covered “Occurrence” Under Commercial General Liability Policy, Triggers Duty to Defend by: Michael J. Patterson</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, First District, recently held that a commercial general liability insurer had a duty to defend its insured because an underlying negligence action alleged conduct that constituted an “accident” and, thus, an “occurrence” under the policy. United Nat’l Ins. Co. v. Faure Bros., No. 1-10-2214 (Ill. App. Ct. May 17, 2011). In [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauriebrennan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14639871&amp;post=255&amp;subd=lauriebrennan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyers World Law Awards 2011 Announces Laurie &amp; Brennan, LLP a Winner</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laurie &#38; Brennan, LLP announced as a winner of the 2011 Lawyers World Law Awards. The Lawyers World Law Awards recognize a select number of leading professional firms, across the globe, for their individual areas of specialization, within their geographical location. Laurie &#38; Brennan, LLP was selected as a Lawyers World Law Award Winner 2011 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauriebrennan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14639871&amp;post=251&amp;subd=lauriebrennan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Recognition of our Seasoned Attorneys Gives Laurie &amp; Brennan, LLP Reasons to Celebrate!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laurie &#38; Brennan, LLP recently celebrated its one year anniversary – and now we have even more reasons to celebrate! The entire Laurie &#38; Brennan, LLP team is proud of its Tier 1 (highest ranking) for construction law in Chicago awarded by U.S. News and World Report.  In addition, our name partners have numerous individual [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauriebrennan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14639871&amp;post=248&amp;subd=lauriebrennan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Subcontractor’s Mechanics Lien is Invalid Due to Failure to Serve 90-Day Notice to Lender</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, First District, recently held that a subcontractor’s lien does not have priority over a lender’s mortgage when the subcontractor fails to send or serve notice of its lien claim within 90 days after completion of its work to a known lender. Parkway Bank and Trust Co. v. Meseljevic, No. 1-09-3396 (Ill. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauriebrennan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14639871&amp;post=244&amp;subd=lauriebrennan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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