Essex Insurance Company v. The Structural Shop, Ltd.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ) ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) 15 C 2806 ) v. ) Judge John Z. Lee ) THE STRUCTURAL SHOP, LTD., and ) BLUE MOON LOFTS CONDOMINIUM ) ASSOCIATION, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In 2014, Blue Moon Lofts Condominium Association (“Blue Moon”) obtained a default judgment against The Structural Shop, Ltd. (“TSS”), in the Circuit Court of Cook County. While TSS’s insurer, Essex Insurance Company (“Essex”), had earlier paid for TSS’s defense in the matter, it refused to indemnify TSS…