By: Tyler J. Moore If you have a claim against an insurance company that exceeds the amount of the insurance proceeds available, you may be able to bring an action for bad faith. This article addresses a remedy that you may have against an insurance company when an insurance company delays payment on your claim—Illinois law provides an extra-contractual remedy when the insurance company unreasonably delays payment and that the delay was ... Read More

  Spesia & Taylor Partner John Spesia & Associate Tyler Moore recently filed a lawsuit against a suspected drunk driver for causing the wrongful death of a Joliet family’s unborn child. The wrongful death lawsuit was brought on behalf of the beneficiaries of the child’s estate, under the Illinois Wrongful Death Act (the “Act”). Prior to the Illinois’ legislature adopting the Act in 1853, Illinois’ common law did not recognize ... Read More

The attorneys at Spesia & Taylor obtained a $575,000 settlement on behalf of our client who was injured after slipping and falling on ice while leaving a local business. As a result of her fall, she suffered multiple fractures to her ankle which required surgery and significant physical therapy. Throughout our investigation, our attorneys found that the owner of the property placed carpeted mats that were not intended for outdoor purposes on ... Read More

In 2009 and 2010, a dentist extracted eight teeth and inserted corresponding implants into the maxilla (upper jaw) of a 66 year old patient. However, due to the dentist’s negligence the implants failed, resulting in serious bone loss across his patient’s maxilla. In addition, the dentist had negligently drilled two of the implants directly into the patient’s nasopalatine nerve and maxillary sinus, which caused her significant and continuous ... Read More