Judge: Fact Issues Exist On If Independent Counsel Is Required For Insured’s Defense

Mealey's (April 13, 2017, 10:13 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — In an insured’s breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit against its commercial general liability insurer, an Illinois federal judge ruled April 11 that the parties failed to provide evidence to clear up genuine issues of material fact regarding whether independent counsel should be appointed for an insured in an underlying construction defects case (DePasquale Steel Erectors Inc. v. Gemini Insurance Co., No. 16-10892, N.D. Ill., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54917)....