Wentworth Group, Inc. et al v. Evanston Insurance Company

  1. February 07, 2022

    NY Judge Recommends No Atty Fees For Evanston Insureds

    Evanston Insurance Co. shouldn't have to pay legal fees for a group of property managers that attempted to force a defense in an underlying $12.5 million lawsuit, a New York federal magistrate judge recommended, finding that the insurer did not act in bad faith when it stopped its defense. 

  2. November 15, 2021

    Evanston Says It Shouldn't Pay Policyholders' Atty Fees

    Evanston Insurance Co. told a New York federal judge that it should not have to pay for a property manager's attempt to force a defense in an underlying action, arguing that state law generally restricts awarding legal fees to policyholders who sue for coverage.

  3. July 08, 2021

    Evanston May Be On Hook For Property Managers' Defense

    Evanston Insurance Co. should defend a group of property managers in an underlying $12.5 million lawsuit involving allegedly defective glass panels on the balconies of a Manhattan condo and shouldn't be able to end its involvement in the case early, according to a New York federal magistrate's recommendation Thursday.

  4. January 04, 2021

    Property Managers Seek Win In Evanston Coverage Suit

    A group of property management companies said Evanston Insurance Co. must continue to defend and indemnify them in a $12.5 million underlying lawsuit, arguing Monday that Evanston has already waived its right to deny coverage during its last five years of providing defense.

  5. August 24, 2020

    Evanston Sued For Ending Coverage In Condo Balcony Case

    Evanston Insurance Co. wrongly ended coverage for a property manager and others at a Manhattan condo building that's facing a $12.5 million underlying lawsuit involving allegedly defective glass panels on balconies that shattered and at one point injured pedestrians below, according to a complaint in New York federal court.

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