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Thiems, et al v. United Fire & Casualty Insurance Company
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3:15-cv-01323
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April 09, 2021
Jury Awards $1.9M In Construction Insurance Coverage Suit
An Illinois federal jury awarded roughly $1.9 million to a construction company after finding United Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. breached its fiduciary duty and acted in bad faith when defending the company in an underlying lawsuit.
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April 08, 2021
Insurer Says Contractor Isn't Covered For Punitive Damages
United Fire & Casualty Co. asked an Illinois federal court to find that it didn't act in bad faith in a construction company's defense, saying coverage didn't exist for a $765,000 punitive damages verdict.
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February 24, 2021
Insurer Loses Bid For Immediate Appeal In Bad-Faith Case
An Illinois federal judge has denied United Fire & Casualty Insurance Co.'s bid for interlocutory appeal two days after the insurer asked the Seventh Circuit to decide whether it defended a builder in bad faith, saying that case should move forward to trial as scheduled.
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February 19, 2021
Insurer Wants 7th Circ. To Review Punitive Damages Recovery
Days after an Illinois federal judge held that United Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. must go to trial over claims it defended a builder in bad faith, the insurer asked the Seventh Circuit to weigh in on whether punitive damages in an underlying suit can be recovered in a breach of fiduciary duty suit against it.
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February 17, 2021
Insurer Must Defend Bad Faith Claims At Trial, Judge Says
An Illinois federal judge has partly cleared United Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. from covering $1.7 million in trial losses a construction company incurred over a drainage project, but said it must go to trial to contest claims it defended the builder in bad faith.