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What do I need to prepare my Will?
In short, you will need to have a basic plan for what you wish to be included in your will and how you want your assets to be divided. For example, you should decide on an executor and alternate executor to be the person who will serve as your estate manager when you die. You […]
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- What Makes a Will Valid?
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- What is Charitable Planning?
- How to Amend a Will
- How to Avoid Probate
- What you Need to Know about Estate Taxes
- Why do I need an Attorney to help plan my Estate?
- Why do I need a Will/Trust?
- What is Probate?
- What is the difference between a Revocable and an Irrevocable Trust?
- What is a Do-Not-Resuscitate/Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment?
- What is a Mental Health Treatment Preference Declaration?
- What is a Living Will?
- What is a Small Estate Affidavit?
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- Power of Attorney for Property
- What is an Advanced Directive?
- Questions to Consider When Planning an Estate
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- What is a Will?
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- Definition of the term “Use”
- Duty to Defend and Exclusions
- Contribution Act
- When an Additional Insured is Necessary Under Commercial General Liability Insurance
- An insurance policy that clearly defines “contractor” as including property owners will be given full effect.
- Timely Notice of an Insurance Claim
- Business Income Provision
- When settling, a “primary focus” of the claims settled must be a potentially covered loss (burden on insured)
- Duty to defend an additional insured where there is a possibility it will qualify as an additional insured
- Spoliation of Evidence
- An Arbitration Award Must Be Vacated When an Arbitrator Exceeds Their Authority
- When construing an insurance policy, the Court must give effect to the intentions of the parties
- Vexatious Delay in Payment of an Arbitration Award
- Unsolicited Facsimilies
- Mere notice of a claim may not be sufficient to avoid a limitations bar
- “Courts do not worry about conflict of laws unless the parties disagree on which state’s law applies”.
- Worker’s Compensation Policy Covering Uninsured Motorists
- No Consent is Required by the Insurer When an Insured Validly Assigns its Rights After a Loss
- Statutes of Limitations and Public Policy
- Common Fund Doctrine
- Notice of Circumstance
- Landlord and Tenant Relationship with a Fire Insurance Policy
- Are Construction Defects Constituted as “Property Damage” or an “Occurence”?
- Motorcycle Coverage Policies
- The Flood Act Does Not Bar a Common Law Negligence Claim Crought by a Borrower Against a Third Party Flood Determiner.
- An Agent and Principal Are Not Generally Considered in Privity Unless the Prior Matter Concerned a Matter Within the Agency
- “Advertising Injury” Policy Provision
- “Expected or Intended Injury” and “Pollution” Exlusions
- Insurance Companies Cannot Rescind Auto Policies Once They Have Been In Effect for One Policy Term
- Court Discusses Calculation of Under Insured Motorist Benefits
- Workers’ compensation claims under section 537.2 of the Illinois Insurance Code
- Trial Awards Distribution Method
- Supreme Court Rules About Rejecting an Arbitrator’s Award Will Trump Section 2-1009 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure Governing Voluntary Dismissal.
- Anti-Stacking Provision Will be Upheld Unless it is Ambiguous
- In A Contract, An Ambiguous Term is Construed Against the Drafter
- If A Mistake Occurs Regarding Coverage of A Policy, The Policy Will Be Construed Consistent With The Intention of The Parties
- Chicago Attorney, David J. Roe, Suggest That an Insurance Policy Be Read As A Whole
- A Cause of Action Alleging Vexatious Delay In Settling A Claim is Required to Be Based Upon The Insured’s Refusal to Settle a Claim
- General Contractors and Subcontractors
- Equitable Contribution
- Double Liability & Conflicting Claims
- Illinois Attorney David Roe Looks at When an Insurer Cannot Move Forward With a Subrogation Claim.
- The Insurer Has A Duty to Settle Where There Could Be Liability In Excess of The Policy Limits
- Whether a Parade Float Should Be Considered a Trailer
- Is Notice Sufficient?
- Accidental/Intentional Acts By the Insured
- When a Premium Finance Company Cancels an Insurance Policy
- An Insured is In Possessory Control of Guests’ Property When it Fully Controls the Security Arrangements for the Property
- Setoff Provisions
- Illinois Insurance Attorney Looks at How A Lengthy Delay in Providing Notice is Not Always an Absolute Bar to Coverage
- Until Liability or Damages Are Determined, Any Declaration of Coverage or Policy Limits Would Be Advisory
- Within the Policy’s Coverage, Is There a Duty to Defend?
- When the underlying lawsuit alleges facts that may be covered under the insurance policy, the insurer has a duty to defend and provide coverage even if the suit is groundless or fraudulent
- A set-off provision in an insurance policy is a means for filling the gap between what another company pays and what an insured’s policy provides
- Catastrophic Crayons
- The Insured Bears the Burden
- Breach of Insurance Cooperation
- Insurance Policies Containing “Other Insurance” Clauses
- An Insurer’s Duty to Defend Accidents on Uninsured Premises
- Parties Are Only Bound By Arbitration Decisions for Issues They Have Agreed to Arbitrate
- Insurance Company Did Not Engage In Unreasonable or Vexatious Conduct
- Parties Choose the Law to Apply
- Multiple Other Insurance Excess Clauses Will Cancel Each Other Out
- Fraudulent Activity Exclusions Eliminate Insurer’s Duty to Defend
- Determining an Innkeepers Possessory Control of Guest property
- Criminal Acts Not Covered Under Insurance
- NEW MOUNT PROSPECT FIRE STATION
- POCKET CONSTITUTION AND COMPLEMENTARY COFFEE AT THE NEW MOUNT PROSPECT LILIA’S CAFÉ
- West Thomson Publishes Illinois Vehicle Insurance Reference Book
