Continental Casualty Company v. Bertucci, LTD

SIXTH DIVISION March 19, 2010 1-09-0502 CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, ) Appeal from Plaintiff-Appellee, ) the Circuit Court ) of Cook County v. ) ) 07 CH 25529 DONALD T. BERTUCCI, LTD., and DONALD T. BERTUCCI, ) Defendants-Appellants ) Honorable ) Nancy J. Arnold, (Lourdes Rodriguez, ) Judge Presiding Defendant). ) JUSTICE McBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court: This is an insurance coverage dispute involving a lawyer’s professional liability policy and allegations that counsel retained an excessive amount of attorney fees from the settlement proceeds of a medical malpractice action. The…