RFC Obtains Summary Judgment In Multi-Party Construction Negligence Lawsuit
RFC attorneys Cory D. Anderson and Sagar P. Thakkar recently obtained summary judgment on behalf of an RFC client named as a defendant in a multi-party negligence lawsuit arising from catastrophic personal injuries sustained on a construction job site in Cook County, Illinois. RFC’s client was one of multiple contractor defendants named in the litigation, and plaintiffs’ global settlement demand totaled $350,000,000. RFC filed and briefed a motion for summary judgment as to plaintiffs’ claims against its client, and after a hearing, the Circuit Court of Cook County entered an order granting the motion and entering judgment in favor of RFC’s client. A subsequent motion filed by RFC also eliminated all claims for contribution and indemnification filed by co-defendants against its client. The case continued against all remaining defendants, and the rulings in favor of RFC’s client will not be appealed.
Shapich v. MPD, Inc., and The Private Bank, RFC litigators won a $1.75 million summary judgment for their client, a former business owner who did not receive his buyout from the company. RFC litigators were able to prove, as a matter of law, that the former owner’s company breached his buyout contract by failing to pay the amount owed to him. They were also able to prove that The Private Bank committed tortious interference with a contract when Private Bank told MPD not to pay the plaintiff, or else Private Bank would default MPD on all its loans. The Court awarded RFC’s client 100% of his claimed damages, including attorneys’ fees and costs associated with the lawsuit.
CEVA Logistics, Inc. and EGL Eagle Global Logistics, LP v. American Home Assurance Company: Underlying litigation arose out of the destruction of a multi-million dollar jet engine while in transit. The attorneys associated with Rock Fusco & Connelly, LLC represented the freight forwarder in a coverage dispute matter with the carrier, American Home Assurance Company. Subsequent to an outright denial of coverage, our attorneys negotiated and secured its client substantial coverage in advance of the settlement of the underlying litigation.
