Insurer Wins Summary Judgment In Fire Claim Suit After Insured Fails To Respond

Mealey's (May 20, 2022, 2:45 PM EDT) -- EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — Considering a landlord insured’s failure to respond to its insurer’s motion for summary judgment an admission of the merits of the insurer’s arguments, a federal magistrate judge in Illinois on May 5 granted the insurer summary judgment on its claim that it has no obligation to the insured for damage from two fires at a rental property and dismissed the insured’s breach of contract counterclaim....