Hartford Fire Insurance v. Everest Indemnity Insurance

Defendant Everest Indemnity Insurance Co. (Everest) appeals an order of the circuit court of Cook County granting partial summary judgment in favor of plaintiff Hartford Fire Insurance Co. (Hartford) in a declaratory judgment action relating to a series of underlying lawsuits filed against defendants East Lake Management and Development Corp., U.S. Equities Asset Management, LLC, and 69 W. Washington Management Co., LLC, following an October 17, 2003, fire at the building located at 69 W Washington Street in Chicago, Illinois.

The record on appeal discloses that Hartford issued a special…